Gulfstream optimistic about India

Regional Senior Vice President for International Sales of Gulfstream Aerospace Roger Perry and his team briefed the media at the Taj Krishna in Hyderabad on the eve of the third edition of India Aviation 2012. The Savannah base company, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics designs, develop, manufactures, and markets the world’s most technologically advanced business jets. It has 11,500 employees of which around 3,300 are engaged in product support network spread across the globe. The company has supplied over 2,000 aircraft since its inception and as at the end of last year had a backlog of orders worth $17.9 billion.

While more than 70 per cent of its orders in 2011 were in the international market, the company sees bright prospects in the Asia Pacific market with demand predominantly for large cabin business jets.

Gulfstream manufactures business jets in seven different sizes spread across a spectrum of performance and price which ranges from $15.6 million for the G150 to $64.5 million for the G650. The different models are the wide cabin high speed G150, the large cabin mid range G350, the large cabin long range G450, the large cabin ultra long range G550, the large cabin mid range G280 and the ultra large cabin ultra long range G650. On display at India Aviation 2012 are the G150 and the G450. The G280 and the G650 are the two newest models to be introduced by the company and have been well received. Both these business jets offer the longest range and the highest speed in their respective categories. The G650 has an unrefueled range of 7,000 nautical miles which is nearly 13,000 km at a speed of mach 0.85. With a top speed of Mach 0,925, it is the fastest business jet in the world today.