After sitting out the NBAA business aviation show for several years, Gulfstream has returned to the 2025 exhibition with a splash.
Just weeks ago the Savannah airframer revealed development of its new G300 super-midsize jet, an aircraft to replace its G280.
But Gulfstream views the G300 as more than another new jet. Executives say it completes a decade-long modernisation of Gulfstream’s lineup. That evolution started with the G500 and G600. Then came the G700 and G800, which had left the G280 alone in needing a refresh.
The G300 makes that process complete.
“We now have a Gulfstream for every mission, from the G300 to the G800, defined by commonality, large Gulfstream panoramic oval windows [and] common type ratings across many of the aircraft,” says vice-president of worldwide sales Scott Neal. “Gulfstream has been unmatched in its ability to invest and bring a modern fleet of aircraft into reality.”
Gulfstream flew most of its fleet to the show, with a G300 mock-up, a G400 test aircraft, and a G600, G700 and G800 at the static.
“This really showcases how we have a Gulfstream for every mission,” Neal says.
The G300’s major differences from the G280 involve the cabin, which will be 20.9m (68.6ft) long – about 0.5m longer than the G280. It will have the oval cabin window for which Gulfstream jets are known.
The G300 will have an “all new cockpit” consisting of Gulfstream’s “Harmony Flight Deck”, with avionics supplied by Honeywell. Pilots will be presented with six touch-screen displays and the jet will receive a predictive landing system and synthetic vision with optional head-up displays.
Like the G280, the G300 will be assembled by partner Israel Aerospace Industries in Tel Aviv and have Honeywell HTF7250G turbofans, though with a “slight tweak”, Neal says. Wings are unchanged.
Gulfstream is “very confident” the G300 will share the G280’s pilot rating, though the Federal Aviation Administration will make that call, Neal adds.
He says Gulfstream returned to NBAA this year partly because, in a change, the static is open only one-and-a-half days – Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday.
“We used to have to tie up the airplanes for probably five days,” Neal says. “Airplanes [now] can get out sooner… We’re able to concentrate our efforts and investment at the static display, not necessarily split our time between the convention centre and static.”
