100 OCTOBER 2019
WINGS
Gulfstream’s G600 finally
enters service and is already
setting speed records around
the globe.
Like a G6
back in may 2018, Gulfstream
(gulfstream.com) announced that the new
G600 was well on its way to certification,
having taken its first flight on December
17, 2016. To the disappointment of those
anticipating the aircraft, it wasn’t even
type certified until the end of June 2019.
But Gulfstream junkies, rejoice:
The first G600 business jet has been
delivered. The company announced the
good news on August 8, about a month
after the Federal Aviation Administration
awarded the aircraft its type and
production certificates, lifting the last
barriers to delivery. The FAA bestows
type certification after an aircraft’s design
is deemed compliant with US aviationThe new G600 can seat up to
19 and sleep 9 passengers.G2G_Oct_DM_WI_Gulfstream.indd 100 8/30/19 5:12 PM100 OCTOBER 2019
WINGS
Gulfstream’s G600 finally
enters service and is already
setting speed records around
the globe.
Like a G6
back in may 2018, Gulfstream
(gulfstream.com) announced that the new
G600 was well on its way to certification,
having taken its first flight on December
17, 2016. To the disappointment of those
anticipating the aircraft, it wasn’t even
type certified until the end of June 2019.
But Gulfstream junkies, rejoice:
The first G600 business jet has been
delivered. The company announced the
good news on August 8, about a month
after the Federal Aviation Administration
awarded the aircraft its type and
production certificates, lifting the last
barriers to delivery. The FAA bestows
type certification after an aircraft’s design
is deemed compliant with US aviationThe new G600 can seat up to
19 and sleep 9 passengers.