Business jet manufacturer Gulfstream delivered more aircraft in the first nine months of this year than in that period of any year going back at least a decade.
The company handed over 113 aircraft in 2025 through end-September, up from 89 deliveries in the first nine months of last year, Gulfstream parent General Dynamics said on 24 October, the day it released its third-quarter financial results.
“Throughout this year, we have seen measurable improvement in the supply chain, with on-time deliveries to pre-Covid levels,” says General Dynamics executive vice-president of global operations Danny Deep. “In terms of airplane deliveries, the progress has been pronounced with our delivery cadence steadily increasing.”
In response to market conditions, General Dynamics issued improved full-year 2025 guidance. It now expects its aerospace business will generate $13.2 billion in 2025 revenue and deliver 153-157 aircraft.
By comparison, in July it had expected $12.9 billion in full-year aerospace revenue and 150-155 deliveries.
In the third quarter alone, Gulfstream delivered 39 business jets, up 39% from the same period of 2024. Among those were 13 G700s and three G800s, including the first delivered G800, a type the Federal Aviation Administration certificated in April. The G700 and sistership G800 are Gulfstream’s largest, longest-range and priciest models.
Getting all those large-cabin jets into customers’ hands pushed General Dynamics’ aerospace business, which includes Gulfstream and aviation services company Jet Aviation, to a $430 million third-quarter operating profit, up 41% year on year.
The segment generated third-quarter revenue of $3.2 billion, up 30% from the same period of last year.
“The revenue increase was led by new aircraft deliveries, higher special-mission volume and the services business at both Gulfstream and Jet [Aviation],” says General Dynamics chief executive Phebe Novakovic.
