Common Onboard Systems and Shared Pilot Type Ratings Translate to ‘Cost Savings’

Gulfstream Aerospace has received certification from the Aviation Register of the Interstate Aviation Committee for Gulfstream’s large-cabin, ultra-long-range G550 and G500; large-cabin, long-range G450; and large-cabin, mid-range G350 aircraft models.

The Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), formerly the USSR, first validated the FAA's initial type certificates. Then, the Interstate Aviation Committee, the CIS’ counterpart to the FAA, issued its own certificates. These type certificates enable the four Gulfstream business-jet models to be registered and operated within the 11 former Soviet Republics that comprise the CIS and include Russia.

“These type certificates enable us to further expand the Russian market for Gulfstream business jets – a market that has already expressed substantial interest in our products,” said Bryan Moss, president, Gulfstream.

“We are optimistic that CIS business-jet customers will continue to appreciate our products’ safety, quality and reliability. It’s these characteristics that have made Gulfstream the best-selling large-cabin business jet among multinational corporations for the past 40 years.”

The G550, G500, G450 and G350 business jets feature virtually all of the same onboard systems and share the same pilot type rating. As a result, operators of multi-Gulfstream aircraft fleets reduce their operational costs associated with aircraft maintenance, pilot and technician training and spare-parts inventory.

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