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1973 - Omni Aircraft Sales purchases Frank Sinatra's Gulfstream II. [3] [4] 1975 - Omni Aircraft Sales sells Elvis's Gulfstream G-I and Jet Commander. [5] [6] [7] 1976 - Omni Aircraft Sales Aircraft purchases and resells the executive Playboy DC-9 aircraft belonging to Hugh Hefner. [8]
Data from JetSpy shows that the listed private plane is one of four owned by Bezos. He recently bought an $80 million G700.
The 500th Gulfstream G550 aircraft was delivered in May 2015. [6] Deliveries went from 50 aircraft in 2011 to 19 in 2016 and with 40 units for sale in a fleet of 540. Valuations of the G550 are falling: a 10-year-old G550 valued $28 million a year before is worth $18-$20 million in January 2017, while a two-year-old went from $40 to $35 million ...
Gulfstream views lifting the current US supersonic ban as essential for a viable business case for supersonic aircraft. [10] Gulfstream G650 departs Bristol Airport, England, in 2014. In 2006, the 12-year production run of the G100 ended, and the Gulfstream G150 entered service to take its place. The G150 was the first business jet to be ...
The Gulfstream G400, G500, and G600 (GVII [9]) are American twin-engine business jets designed and produced by Gulfstream Aerospace. The aircraft are designated Gulfstream GVII-G500 and GVII-G600 in their type certificate. [9] The two larger models were unveiled on October 14, 2014 and the smaller G400 was unveiled on October 4, 2021.
In December 1995, Gulfstream began the transition from a Part 135 carrier to a Part 121 carrier, allowing operation of larger aircraft such as leased Short 360 commuter turboprops. Gulfstream's parent company, G-Air Holdings, acquired Paradise Island Airlines in August 1998 and continued to operate its de Havilland Canada DHC-7 Dash 7s.
The initial customers worked with Grumman on the detailed design and avionics fit. The G-159 was given the name Gulfstream and on 14 August 1958 the first aircraft, registered N701G, took off from Bethpage, New York on its maiden flight. By 2 May 1959 the aircraft was awarded a type certificate by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Four aircraft were used in the certification program and the FAA Type Certificate was awarded on 19 October 1967. [6] Although the aircraft would not be economic to fly as an airliner, it was certified to meet public transport standards. [6] The Gulfstream I was sold through a number of dealerships.