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Criteria set for first G650 buyers
In a March 13 letter to a prospective buyer, Gulfstream outlined details of the purchase process for the new G650 ultra-long-range jet.

In a March 13 letter to a prospective buyer, Gulfstream outlined details of the purchase process for the new G650 ultra-long-range jet. Gulfstream began accepting orders for the G650 on April 15, a month after taking the wraps off the program on March 13.

According to the letter, the earliest serial numbers available will be 6002 and 6003 in the third quarter of 2012, at a price of $56 million. Buyers of these two G650s and serial numbers 6009 through 6019 will be able to choose from one of 12 “Gulfstream Select” interiors but with no modifications, while buyers of 6005 through 6008 will have to accept predefined Gulfstream Select interiors, according to the letter.