Aircraft
G550 Order and G650 Approval Boost Gulfstream Hopes In China
The Beijing Red Cross Emergency Medical Center is to use a Gulfstream G550 aircraft.
The specially equipped Gulfstream G550 for the Beijing Red Cross Emergency Medical Center will be used for disaster relief and air rescue services.
The specially equipped Gulfstream G550 for the Beijing Red Cross Emergency Medical Center will be used for disaster relief and air rescue services.

Last month’s decision by the Beijing Red Cross Emergency Medical Center to acquire a Gulfstream G550 jet for its new medical evacuation service was a timely reminder of the growing use of business aircraft in China. The announcement came a month after the news in February that the U.S. manufacturer had achieved type certification with the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) for its latest G650 and G650ER models.