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June 30, 2022

Gulfstream G800 Makes First Flight

Dawn of the 8,000 Nautical Mile Business-Jet

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has announced that its new, ultra-long-range Gulfstream G800 successfully completed its first flight—thereby launching the flight-test program of what the Savannah, GA air-framer asserts will be the business aircraft industry’s longest-range aircraft. The G800 departed Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport at 09:00 EDT and returned two hours later. In keeping with current trends in virtue-signaling, the test-aircraft made the flight using a blend of standard and sustainable aviation fuels.

Selling Your Gulfstream to Congolese Warlords? Here’s How.

Rejoice, ye brokers and sellers of airplanes vexed by the intricacies of exporting aircraft and the requirements for making the necessary Electronic Export Information (EEI) filings! The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) has created a new, members-only resource cleverly dubbed, Guide on Exporting Aircraft from the United States.

… Or Forever Hold Your N1

Van Nuys Airport (VNY)—America’s busiest general aviation airport—announced the recipients of its 2021 Friendly Flyer Awards. The awards honor general aviation companies and corporate flight departments for their efforts to reduce the noise of their aircraft operations. Eighteen aircraft operators received recognition plaques for complying with the airport’s mandatory noise abatement policies. Compliance, in this instance connotes at least 99-percent adherence to all noise-abatement programs and reduced nighttime jet arrivals and departures under the somewhat unimaginatively named Quieter Nights Program.