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General Dynamics Unveils Two Gulfstream Business Jets

Reuters reports that General Dynamics has unveiled “two new Gulfstream aircraft, as it looks to tap a rebound in demand for business jets after the pandemic shrunk orders.” The company, “which introduced the jets on Monday, described the Gulfstream G800 as the longest-range aircraft in the Gulfstream fleet and the Gulfstream G400 as the first new entrant to the large-cabin class in over a decade.”
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Gulfstream Begins Flying Final G700 in Test Program

Aviation International News reported that on Thursday, Gulfstream conducted the “sixth and final test aircraft in” the company’s G700 program. The “fully-outfitted aircraft flew for more than three and a half hours, reaching an altitude of 48,000 feet and a top speed of Mach 0.935.” This aircraft “will be put through a test regimen that will include more than 15,500 test points, examining and validating every cabin function to ensure reliability and customer comfort upon delivery.”
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Gulfstream Delivers 40 Business Jets In Fourth Quarter

Reuters reports that General Dynamics’s Gulfstream Aerospace reported 40 business jet deliveries in the fourth quarter of 2020, which was down from 44 in 2019. The aerospace unit “posted a 16.9% fall to $2.44 billion. Total revenue fell 2.7% to $10.48 billion.” However, “the broader business jet market saw an order boost late in 2020 as U.S. buyers rushed to take advantage of favorable tax rules they feared could change under the new Biden administration.”
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