Gulfstream (stand 7060) said this morning that its G650 test aircraft reached its proposed top speed of Mach 0.925 yesterday. The test sortie at Savannah became the fastest-ever business jet flight and makes the aircraft the fastest civil aircraft, taking the mantle from Cessna's Citation X.
Source: Flight Daily News
Bombardier turned a $110 million profit in the first quarter of 2022 despite a dip in aircraft deliveries, and has rolled out a new logo it says reflects the company’s shift to become a manufacturer of business jets only.
Gulfstream will deliver G700s at a rate of around 17 aircraft each quarter for the remainder of 2024, following the long-range business jet’s certification last month.
US investigators probing the in-flight opening of an Embraer EMB-545’s passenger door have determined that a corroded and jammed door sensor falsely indicated to the crew that it was locked prior to departure.
