Gulfstream produces last ever G650

Gulfstream Aerospace has officially completed production of the final Gulfstream G650 .

This aircraft will move to the next phase of the completions process at Gulfstream’s Appleton, Wisconsin, facility before making its official delivery to a customer later this year.

“Since their inception, the G650 and G650ER have become the industry standard that all others have followed, recently surpassing a staggering 1m flight hours,” said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream. “Beyond the programme’s innumerable accolades and more than 125 world speed records, innovations introduced with the form, fit and precision manufacturing process of the G650 laid the groundwork for today’s next generation Gulfstream fleet.”

Gulfstream was awarded the Robert J. Collier Trophy in 2014 for the development of the G650 business jet family.

The aircraft family has achieved numerous record-breaking feats, such as a 2015 world circumnavigation accomplished with just one stop; completing the farthest fastest business jet flight in history when the G650ER flew from Singapore to Tucson, Arizona, in 2019. It also was the aircraft of choice in the 2019 “One More Orbit” mission, recognised by the Guinness World Records for achieving the fastest-ever circumnavigation of Earth around both the north and south poles.

“While this will be the final G650 produced, the fleet’s high utilisation and dispatch reliability mean these aircraft will serve customers for decades to come,” added Burns. “As with any Gulfstream aircraft completing production, our Customer Support and program management teams will continue to research, develop and deploy advanced technologies and upgrades for retrofit, such as Honeywell Primus Epic Block 3, announced last July, and Starlink high-speed internet, announced in October.”