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Gulfstream G250, G650 Programs ‘On Track’
By: Chad Trautvetter
Caption: According to Jay Johnson, chairman and CEO of Gulfstream parent company  General Dynamics, the Gulfstream G650 and G250 test programs are  proceeding on tr
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According to Jay Johnson, chairman and CEO of Gulfstream parent company  General Dynamics, the Gulfstream G650 and G250 test programs are  proceeding on track: “Significantly, both aircraft are performing in  test exactly as predicted.” The super-midsize G250 and wide-cabin G650  are expected to be certified next year, and G250 deliveries will start  “in 2011.” Johnson said Gulfstream plans to deliver 17 G650s in 2012 and  33 each in 2013 and 2014–a quick ramp-up that he says can be done  thanks to the aircraft’s lower parts count and use of new metal bonding  techniques. No production schedule was given for the G250.