Round-up 14/5

2 weeks between round-ups as couldn't get on-line last week.
G500 N537GD (72037) appears to have made a first flight from Savannah on the 1st. G650s 6094, 6367 and 6379 upgraded to ER this period. G650 N663GD (6363) ferried Long Beach to Savannah on the 6th. Cancelled to Thailand the same day as HS-KVS. Departed Savannah on the 10th for Luton and then departed the following day for Bangkok (DMK). G650 N16SA (6360) delivered from Appleton to Teterboro  via Bradley on the 7th. From there it routed to Melbourne via Honolulu so may be Oz based. G650 N800J (6362) delivered from Appleton to Trenton via Bradley on the 10th to become the 2nd in the fleet.
A new batch of G650s have been added to the register and allocations now go up to 6425.

HS-KVS at Luton continuing it's delivery flight. Courtesy of Dave Lythgoe

Round-up 23/4

Probably more to report than expected with Easter slap in the middle. G500 N507GD has been flying again. On the 16th and then on the 20th. G650 N685GD (6385) appears to have made a first flight from Savannah on the 17th. G650 N400J (6359) was delivered to Trenton on the 18th. The 1st of 2 for Johnson & Johnson. G650 N686GD (6386) appears to have made a first flight on the 20th.
Nearer home, a flurry of G650 first visits at Luton recently. Managed to miss N305CC and believe EJ-ADMI is still in H125 on maintenance. Did however catch VP-CGP departing yesterday. More pics on my Flickr link (top right).

Round-up 2/4

End of quarter proved fairly busy. First off though, to complete the previous post re Enterprise G500s. N628GD did indeed take up N56EL as predicted. G650 deliveries this period included N650GB (6351) which was delivered from Appleton to Stewart (home of American Express) on the 29th although returned shortly after to Appleton. On the same day, N887WM (6357) was delivered via Boise to Bill Gates to become his 2nd. Finally, G-VIOF (6355) delivered Appleton to Bristol on the 30th to become the 3rd for James Dyson. G650 N653GA (6353) was cancelled to Austria on the 29th as OE-LLL. Delivery is imminent if not already,
G550 N772BE (5582) delivered on the 28th and appears to be based between Dulles and Harrisburg PA.
First pictures of G500 N100JS (72023) are appearing following the arrival at Rotterdam on the 31st. Thanks to Frank de Koster for the lovely shot below.

Double Enterprise delivery

Enterprise Holdings, parent company of car rental companies Enterprise-Rent-A-Car, National Car Rental and Alamo Rental Car (being the best known names when you arrive at the airport). Originally founded in 1957 (hence the cherished number N57EL) and re-named Enterprise in memory of one of the founders that served on the USS Enterprise (rather than a Star Trek fan)
G500 N57EL (72027) and N528GD (72028) were both delivered from Savannah on the 27th to St. Louis (base of Enterprise). Not sure if these will be replacing the current fleet of a pair of G450s or not. The old N57EL (4221) has taken up N47EL while the old N56EL (4230) has recently taken up N53EL so there's a good chance the 2nd G500 will take up N56EL in due course. They will be joining the single G550 N70EL (5510). To complete the story, the earliest aircraft I can find in the fleet were Dassault Falcons about 10 years ago.

Round-up 26/3

G650 9H-OKO (6356) delivered to Malta as EMM011 on the 21st. Also this day, G650 N390ER (6358) was delivered to Stewart NY. Future G650 demonstrator N674GA (6374 N650ER res) flew from Savannah to Appleton the same day for completion. G550 N592GA (5592) appears to have made a first flight from Savannah on the 22nd. Also of interest on the 22nd, G500 N202KR did test flights from Savannah using the new registration which was taken up on the register that night. This is believed to be replacing G450 N450KR (4044). Actually departed Savannah on delivery on the 24th flying to Naples FL before continuing on to Washington DCA. G280 N274GA (2174) ferried Tel Aviv to Stansted on the 25th.
Back at "work" now and caught this new G550 at Luton on Sunday.

Round-up 20/3

A day late this week as haven't been well.
G500 N100JS (72023) delivered to Morristown on the 12th to become the 14th delivery of the type. G280 N473GA (2173) ferried Tel Aviv to Stansted on the 17th. G550 N37NG (5580) delivered to Dulles on the 18th. G650 N656GA (6356) ferried Long Beach to Savannah on the 18th. Cancelled to Malta the following day and is believed to be taking up 9H-OKO. Latest G650ER on the register is 6355.

N656GA at Long Beach by Michael Carter

Round-up 12/3

A busy week started with G280 N272GA (2172) ferrying Tel Aviv to Stansted on the 5th and becoming the 3rd one through this Essex airport in 6 days. Also that day, G650 N677GA (6377) ferried Savannah to Long Beach as GLF62. Managed to miss N654GA (6354) going in the opposite direction on the 3rd. This then cancelled to China that night and left Savannah on the 8th heading to Anchorage. It then continued on to Tianjin, China the following day. G650 N350GD (6350) flew Long Beach to Savannah on the 6th and cancelled to Malta as 9H-CAA on the 7th. Delivered overnight 10th/11th to Luqa in Malta. G550 N591GA (5591) appears to have made a first flight on the 6th from Savannah as GLF93. A first at my local as G500 A7-CGP arrived at Luton on the 6th to become the first G500 to visit here. Hopefully the first of many. G500 N924JE (72024) was delivered from Savannah on the 8th to become the 13th delivery. It routed to Springfield MO via Olathe KS. 6351 upgraded to G650ER.
The 400th post to this blog. Many thanks to the team.

Stunning scheme on this G4 at Luton recently. Pic by Dave Lythgoe

Round-up 5/3

G200 4K-AZ88 (189) had an "incident" at Moscow SVO on the 26th. See aviation-safety.net The 28th was a busy day. G280 N270GA (2170) ferried Tel Aviv to Stansted. G650 N667GA (6367) ferried Savannah to Appleton as GLF44. G500 N939ML (72022) was delivered initially to Portland as GLF44 (see pic below) and G650 N6CP (6349) was delivered Appleton to Trenton. The 4th produced G280 N271GA (2171) ferrying Tel Aviv to Stansted and some research has confirmed that this is the 50th G280 to ferry via Stansted. G650 N5CP (6347) delivered from Appleton to Trenton on the same day. Pfizer now have 4 G650s in their fleet. Don't think we've had an upgrade to G650ER since the end of January. 6357 has just changed to an ER on the register this morning.

Picture by Russell Hill at Portland

A7-CGR update

Eric Denison has kindly sent me a picture of G500 A7-CGR (72021) arriving at Farnborough this morning. Used the callsign of QQE460 for the flight from Savannah. Looks good for a night stop I'd have thought. Think I'm right in saying that all 3 of these G500s have been in Farnborough in the last week.

Update: QQE460 continued on to Doha the following day (27th)

Round-up 26/2

Chevron's latest G650 N1895T left Bradley on the 19th and was delivered to Oakland (it's base) via Hammond LA and Houston TX. Also this day, G500 N534GD (72034) appears to have made it's first flight on the 19th and is the highest (tracked) one to have flown to date. G650 N675GS (6375) ferried from Savannah to Long Beach on the 23rd as GLF14. See that G550 N517QS (5209) now has N517TW reserved. Perhaps Mister Woods no longer wishes to arrive in anonymity.
A 3rd Qatar Executive G500 is on delivery as I type. A7-CGR (72021) left Savannah last night and is currently heading to Farnborough. I show this as the 11th G500 delivery and the 1st this year.

Perhaps a new scheme as well as a new registration soon?

Round-up 19/2

G650 N652GD (6352) flew from Long Beach to Savannah on the 12th. It was cancelled to the Czech Republic (as was expected) to OK-VEA and then delivered overnight 18th/19th from Savannah to Prague as ABP941. G450 M-AAMM took up OE-ITC.  G550 M-UGIC (5406) took up EI-EGO and was delivered from Stansted to Shannon on the 14th. Looks like G550 N590GA (5590) did a first flight from Savannah on the 14th. G650 N1895T positioned to Bradley on the 18th which is usually the last stop before delivery.
Info suggests that G500 N521GD is for Qatar. Their 3rd I assume. Did a nearly 9 hour test flight on the 16th.
On a personal note, I would usually be found in Florida at this time of year but unfortunately am not quite up to it. I'll therefore take us back to 2009 and one particular highlight.

Round-up 5/2

Things picking up a little. G650 N305CC (6348) delivered Long Beach-Bradley-Fort Lauderdale on the 31st. 6362 upgraded to an ER. G550 N589GA (5589) appears to have made a first flight on the 1st as GLF29. Great to see G550 5597 set to be a demonstrator "suggesting" that GAC have customers up to at least 5596 meaning reaching the 600 mark is a distinct possibility. A few changes include G550 M-UGIC transferring to Ireland (no new reg known yet) although still appears to be at Stansted and newly delivered  G550 M-OPHS moving over to the Luxembourg register (again no new registration known). G650 N303HM (6345) flew Appleton to Savannah on the 3rd and then delivered to Denver CO on the 4th. Finally, certification of the G600 has slipped blamed partly on the US Government shutdown. Hoping to be completed by end of Q2. See www.flightglobal.com/

M-UGIC back in 2013 at Luton

Round-up 25/12

Suppose I'd better start by wishing all my readers a Happy Christmas and a great 2019. Am fairly confident there will be plenty of Gulfstreams and news in the next 12 months.
But now, back to business. G650 N640GA (6340) flew from Appleton to Savannah on the 18th and returned to Appleton on the 20th suggesting a delivery may not be far away. How long it will take to report this is anyone's guess with the current US Government shutdown which has taken the FAA register with it. Looked like G650 N650TY (6109) was being re-delivered to Portland on the 19th but returned to Long Beach on the 20th. It departed LGB on the 22nd heading to Guam and then onwards to Manila the following day. G500 N5GG (72014) was delivered Savannah-Teterboro-Boston on the 19th to become the 9th delivery of the type. G500 N518GD (72018) did flights from Savannah to White Plains and back on the 19th and I understand took up it's registration of N188SW and was delivered to White Plains on the 21st to become the 10th delivered. Also on the 19th (a busy day for sure) G280 N965GA (2165) ferried from Tel Aviv to Belfast. It positioned down to Luton the following day for some TLC. It attempted to depart on the 22nd but had to return. Still present as I write.

N965GA seen departing Luton on the 22nd by John Lythgoe



First Qatari G500s delivered

Launch customer Qatar Executive have today taken delivery of their first G500s. A7-CGP (72011) arrived at Farnborough from Savannah as QQE461 and was followed 5 minutes later by A7-CGQ (72015) as QQE460 also direct from the factory. CGP departed to Toulouse less than an hour later. This increases the number of this model now delivered to 8. Some intrepid photographers were there despite the poor conditions. The first is from Dave Lythgoe while the rest are by Eric Denison. Many thanks to both.

 

 





Update: A7-CGP departed Toulouse and A7-CGQ departed Farnborough on the morning of the 19th and both arrived at Doha, more than 40 minutes apart this time.

Note: It should be pointed out that the tie ups between cons and regs has been assumed at this point but they do seem logical.

Round-up 18/12

A busy 7 days as Gulfstream try to get their delivery stats up. G550 N587GA (5587) appears to have made a first flight on the 11th from Savannah as GLF84. G650 N829AR (6338) ferried from Appleton to Savannah on the 11th and shortly after delivered to Washington Dulles. G650 VP-CSG (6085) returned to the US register as N608JG on the 11th. G650 N665GS (6365) ferried from Savannah to Long Beach on the 12th as GLF68. See pic below. G650 N988DJ (6143) cancelled to San Marino on the 12th and is believed to have taken up T7-ARN. G650 N557JF (6343) delivered from Savannah to Honolulu on the 13th, continuing on to Kunming, China via Guam. Another continuing delivery flight as G650 N9527C (6339) flew from Guam to Singapore Seletar on the 14th. G650 N235DX (6336) delivered from Bradley to Pittsburgh (as MLN235) on the 14th. G500 N261PC (72016) delivered from Savannah to Pittsburgh on the 14th to become the 5th delivery of type while G500 N5117 (72020) delivered from Savannah to Kansas City on the 16th and became the 6th. G500 N511GD (72011) cancelled from the US register to Qatar on the 14th and N515GD (72015) did the same on the 17th.

N665GS arriving at Long Beach by Michael Carter



Round-up 11/12

More catch up. G650 N93M (6333) appears to have delivered on the 29th although the register still shows this as a reservation. G550 N572GA (5572) cancelled to M-OPHS on the 6th, presumably a replacement for M-IPHS. G650 OE-LTF (6327) delivered overnight 8th/9th from Savannah to Ronaldsway IoM before continuing on to Vienna. G650 N555GA (6334) delivered Savannah-Philadelphia-Boeing Field on the 9th. Also this day, G280 N164GA (2164) ferried Tel Aviv to Stansted. Incidentally, today (11th) is the 9th anniversary of the first flight of the G280. G650 N298AL (6342) delivered Appleton to Oxford CT on the 10th. Just the 1 upgrade to G650ER to report, this being 6344.
Further to last weeks post, G650 N2437 was cancelled from the US register on the 4th. It was caught by Guernsey Airport Photography (link) shortly after painting.

1st Gulfstream on the new Irish Executive register



Round-up 4/12

Managed to miss one off last week. G550 N586GA (5586) appears to have made a first flight from Savannah on the 26th. G650 N9527C departed Long Beach for Savannah on the 27th. On the same day going in the opposite direction was G650 N663GD (6363) as GLF64. G280 N163GA (2163) ferried Tel Aviv to Stansted on the 29th. G650 N9527C (6339) delivered from Savannah on the 29th for Honolulu. It continued on to Guam on the 1st. Still there as I write this but it's believed that Hong Kong will be the final destination. G650 N2437 (6171) was re-registered as EJ-ADMI, the 1st Gulfstream on this new executive register, although the US register doesn't reflect this yet. G650 N650GF (6341) is fully painted up as a 650ER demonstrator but why GAC would use a GF suffix is a mystery. Good to see some more 550 reservations appearing (see right). On a personal note, all my recent Florida pics have been uploaded and am now working on getting Zenfolio up to date.

N9527C departing Long Beach on the 27th by Michael Carter



Round-up 12/11

A day early this week, for personal reasons. Looks like the "new" Flexjet G650 operated a first service from Cleveland to Orlando on the 6th as LXJ651 (although still there on the 12th). G550 N585GA (5585) appears to have made a first flight from Savannah on the 7th. The 3rd G500 was delivered on the 8th when N1980G (72013) flew from Savannah to Denver-Centennial. Joining (or replacing?) Challenger 300 N1980Z. You will already have read about the new British G650.
A really nice collection of Gee Two scans is being uploaded to Flickr and can be seen at Gulfstream 2 collection on Flickr I hope you like them as much as I do. Certainly brings back memories.

CF-SBR (009) at Edmonton (YXD)



New British G650 delivered

G650ER G-DSMR (6329) arrived at Luton this morning on delivery. It departed Savannah last night and stopped off briefly at Ronaldsway (IOM). It is believed this will be a replacement for G-REFO (6075) which is now with it's new owner as N724AG. It was caught by John Lythgoe shortly after landing.



2nd G500 delivered

G500 N1RF (72009) is flying Savannah to St. Louis (SUS) as I type this. Using the callsign GLF20, this is the 2nd G500 to be delivered to a customer. Registered to St James LLC who previously operated a Cessna Sovereign with the same registration. An earlier picture of the machine in question can be seen on my post dated October 16th.