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continues for the G600, the Gulfstream G500 appearance in China early this year.
flight-test program also achieved several The company is taking the aircraft
milestones to include receiving the program’s through 65 different missions, from short
first Type Inspection Authorization (TIA) hops to ultra-long range flights. It will focus
from the Federal Aviation Administration particular attention on the performance of
(FAA),” a spokesman for Gulfstream says. cabin equipment and functionalities and high
“It does look like we will be able to speed communication systems during long,
fly the aircraft late this year,” Scott Neal, intercontinental flights.
Gulfstream’s senior vice president for sales The three aircraft in the Falcon 8X flight
and marketing says. The G600 had been test program have nearly completed all
due to fly in 2017. The smaller G500 is due certification test requirements and to date
to enter service in 2018. The types fit into have accumulated over 650 flight hours in
Gulfstream’s product range above the G450 325 flights.
and G550. FAA and EASA certification is expected
by midyear and entry into service in the
Dassault second half of 2016.
Dassault Aviation’s new flagship, the Falcon According to a Dassault Aviation
8X ultra-long range trijet made its first spokesman, the Falcon 8X will be ideal for
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