News Release
MORE THAN 1,600 GULFSTREAM BUSINESS JETS ARE IN SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE WORLD
Growth of In-Service Gulfstream Fleet Reflects Strong Demand for Business Jets
SAVANNAH , Ga. , Nov. 14, 2006 – More than 1,600 Gulfstream business jets are in service throughout the world as of Oct. 31, 2006 . This figure does not include the turboprop-powered Gulfstream I (GI), the first purpose-built business aircraft.
Included in the in-service fleet count are some 240 large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream IIs (GIIs) – manufactured from 1966 to 1979; 190 large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream IIIs (GIIIs) – manufactured from 1980 to 1987; 535 large-cabin, long-range Gulfstream IV/IV-SPs (GIVs/GIV-SPs) – manufactured from 1988 to 2005; and some 190 large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream Vs (GVs) – manufactured from 1997 to 2003. Not included in the calculations are the 200 turboprop-powered GIs produced between 1958 and 1969, of which 98 are still flying today.
Gulfstream’s in-service fleet also includes 149 mid-cabin, high-speed Gulfstream G100s and 137 large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G200s. The new wide-cabin, high-speed Gulfstream G150 and the in-production, large-cabin Gulfstream fleet – the G350, G450, G500 and G550 – together total some 160 aircraft.
NOTE TO EDITORS
General Dynamics, headquartered in Falls Church , Virginia , employs approximately 81,100 people worldwide and expects 2006 revenues of approximately $24 billion. The company is a market leader in mission-critical information systems and technologies; land and expeditionary combat systems, armaments and munitions; shipbuilding and marine systems; and business aviation. More information about the company is available online at www.generaldynamics.com.
Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the world’s most technologically advanced business-jet aircraft. Gulfstream has produced more than 1,600 aircraft for customers around the world since 1958. To meet the diverse transportation needs of the future, Gulfstream offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft, comprising the wide-cabin, high-speed Gulfstream G150 ®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G200 ®; the large-cabin, mid-range Gulfstream G350 ®; the large-cabin, long-range G450 ®; the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G500 ® and the large-cabin, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G550 ®. Gulfstream also offers aircraft ownership services via Gulfstream Financial Services Division and Gulfstream Pre-Owned Aircraft Sales ®. The company employs more than 7,900 people at seven major locations. We invite you to visit our Web site for more information and photos of Gulfstream aircraft at www.gulfstream.com.
