Gulfstream Brings G450 and G550 To MEBA 2012

Gulfstream Aerospace has come to MEBA 2012 on the crest of a wave with deliveries of 104 “green” large-cabin jets forecast by the end of the year. The company has brought a G450 and G550 to the static display at MEBA this week, but was unable to fly a G650 or the new G280 to Dubai because it is focusing on delivering these new jets to customers.

The absence of the G650 is unlikely to dent its popularity. According to Scott Neal, senior vice president of sales and marketing for the Savannah, Ga.-based airframer, the ultra long-range and large-cabin G650 is generating strong interest in the Middle East, a region where large-cabin Gulfstream jets have long been popular. Meanwhile in the Middle East and Africa, the overall number of Gulfstream jets has increased to 134 from 77 jets in the past nine years.

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