Gulfstream (stand 7060) said this morning that its G650 test aircraft reached its proposed top speed of Mach 0.925 yesterday. The test sortie at Savannah became the fastest-ever business jet flight and makes the aircraft the fastest civil aircraft, taking the mantle from Cessna's Citation X.
Source: Flight Daily News
Canadian investigators have disclosed that a Bombardier Learjet 35A experienced an in-flight upset from wake turbulence during an approach to Halifax.
Gulfstream has slashed the number of G700s it expects to deliver this year on the back of continued supply chain issues.
Charter aircraft provider Wheels Up has secured fresh financing and revealed plans to replace its fleet of owned jets with used Embraer Phenom 300s and Bombardier Challengers.
