G3000 avionics. First flight is slated for 2026 and type certification is scheduled for 2028. TOP END MISSING? Large long-range and ultralong-range business jets will comprise nearly 38 percent of estimated deliv- eries, according to Vincent. Gulfstream Aerospace, though, elected not to exhibit at NBAA-BACE, marking the second time the firm has bowed out of the event. Industry insiders tell BusinessAIR that the Gulfstream sales team has enjoyed ample suc- cess in courting potential buyers at one-on-one meetings and that its $19 billion backlog provides confidence in its marketing campaign. Observers thought Gulfstream might have exhibited at NBAA, if it had earned FAA type certification for the G700 as expected in the third quarter. Now, TC is expected in early 2024, raising questions about why airwor- thiness authorities didn’t sign off on G700 approvals earlier. Dassault’s 5,500 nm range widebody Falcon 6X also was conspicuously absent from the static dis-
play. Dassault officials say the aircraft was put into the shop after the firm received type certification to accomplish some much-needed service bulletins to ready it fully for use as the factory demonstrator. The Falcon 2000LXS and 8X were there, along with the capacious Falcon 10X mock-up. When the 7,500 nm range 10X enters service, sometime after 2025, it will offer the largest cabin of any purpose-built busi- ness jet yet announced. The Falcon 2000LXS is Dassault’s best seller. In spite of its modest long-range cruise speeds, it of- fers the best airport performance of any entry-lev- el, large-cabin business aircraft, as well as impres- sive fuel efficiency. What else could depart the 5,001-foot runway at Henderson and fly to Reykja- vik, Iceland? Bombardier Aerospace displayed its full line of production jets, including its 7,700 nm Global 7500 flagship. The Global 8000, a longer-range derivative of Global 7500, made its first flight in May and it’s due to enter service in 2025. Bombardier’s highly advanced, top-line jets underscore the advancing
Embraer Executive Jets flew in its Praetor 500 and 600, as well as the Phenom 300E and the new Phenom 100EX.
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