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Gulfstream Aerospace has installed its 100th Starlink connectivity system aboard an aircraft, the company said today. The milestone installation was completed at Gulfstream’s Fort Worth Alliance Service Center on a G650ER. This installation came less than a year after the Savannah, Georgia-based aircraft manufacturer received FAA supplemental type certificate approval to add the system to the G650 and G650ER. In addition to the G650/G650ER, Gulfstream has achieved FAA nods for Starlink aboard the G800, G700, G600, G500, G550, and GV models so far, with plans to add more. Gulfstream also offers the option of Starlink forward-fit installations on new G800s, G700s, G600s, and G500s. Starlink enables a range of in-flight connectivity capabilities, including video calls, cloud-based functions, and data transfers. The service has a latency of less than 90 milliseconds and download speeds of between 100 and 250 Mbps. “No one knows Gulfstream aircraft better than we do, and by providing these additional certified installation capabilities within our facilities, customers can work directly with our experts,” said Lor Izzard, senior v-p of Gulfstream customer support.   Source AIOnline

Following its dual FAA and EASA certification in April, Gulfstream has delivered its first ultra-long-range G800, the Savannah, Georgia OEM said today. The first delivered G800 was outfitted at and delivered from the airframer’s completions facility in Appleton, Wisconsin, which is the General Dynamics subsidiary’s largest outside of its Savannah headquarters. “We have seen astounding demand for the G800, and the entire Gulfstream team is excited to begin making deliveries to our customers,” said company president Mark Burns. “The G800 is entering service with extraordinary program maturity, just like the Gulfstream G700 before it. We look forward to customers around the world experiencing the aircraft’s remarkable capabilities and cabin comfort.” First announced in late 2021, the large-cabin twinjet has a range of 8,200 nm at a long-range cruise speed of Mach 0.85, and 7,000 nm at a high-speed cruise of Mach 0.90. The G800 has a maximum operating speed of Mach 0.935. Its interior can be configured in four living zones, or three living zones plus a crew rest compartment. It features 16 of Gulfstream’s trademark oval cabin windows and has a cabin altitude of 2,840 feet when flying at 41,000 feet. Gulfstream Aerospace has unveiled a pair of new twinjets—the G400 and G800—that will bookend each side of its large-cabin jet family and expand that line to six aircraft, beyond the G500, G600, G650ER, and G700. Announced this evening amid fanfare during a ceremony at Gulfstream’s Savannah, Georgia headquarters, the 4,200-nm G400 derived from the G500/600 fills the gap between the super-midsize G280 and G500, while the 8,000-nm G800 that descends from the G650ER throws down a new gauntlet for range in its category. Three G800s are slated to take part in flight testing, with the first—dubbed T1—already having