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Gulfstream's G650 Fleet Logs 1M Flight Hours
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: Ultra-long-range twinjet entered service in 2012
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Gulfstream’s G650 and G650ER fleet achieved a major milestone, surpassing one million flight hours, the Savannah, Georgia-based OEM announced this morning. With the G650 entering service in 2012, followed two years later by its longer-range G650ER stablemate, the large-cabin twinjet earned the Robert J. Collier Trophy in 2014 for its performance, safety, and efficiency innovations.
To date, the G650/650ER has amassed more than 125 city-pair speed records, and the G650ER currently holds the record for the farthest, fastest business jet flight.
While the aircraft was recently replaced at the top of the airframer's lineup by the newly certified G700, to keep them on the cutting edge of avionics, Honeywell recently released the Primus Epic Block 3 cockpit upgrade for the G650/650ER. This builds upon existing Gulfstream PlaneView II visual, communication, alerting, and navigation systems to help pilots make informed safety decisions during all aspects of flight.
“We could not be more pleased that the G650 program—synonymous with business aviation excellence—has been serving our customers for over a decade,” said Gulfstream president Mark Burns. “This milestone is a true testament to our precision manufacturing, state-of-the-art design, world-class Gulfstream customer support, and commitment to continuously improve our customers’ operating experience.”