Aircraft
In The Works: Gulfstream Aerospace G280, G250
The newly renamed G280 (formerly G250) is on schedu

The newly renamed G280 (formerly G250) is on schedule to enter service later this year, after certification by the Civil Aviation Authority of Israel (CAAI), then EASA and the FAA. The first production G280 was delivered to Gulfstream’s completion center in Dallas in early August for interior outfitting and paint.

Three G280s have flown more than 1,500 hours and 550 flights. Function-and-reliability testing, which simulates in-service operations, is well under way at IAI facilities in Israel, according to Gulfstream. This testing includes “takeoffs, landings, instrument landing system approaches and hot/cold/humid air operations, to ensure the aircraft, its components and its equipment are reliable and function properly” as well as a second phase of human-factors testing with CAAI, EASA and FAA representatives.

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