Gulfstream Shipments Slip, but Sales Still 'Strong'
Deliveries of its super-midsize G280 held steady at seven in both first quarters, but large-cabin jets fell by four from a year ago, to 19.
Despite Gulfstream delivering four fewer aircraft in the first quarter, shipments of super-midsize G280s and ultra-long-range G650/650ERs were relatively steady year-over-year. (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)
Despite Gulfstream delivering four fewer aircraft in the first quarter, shipments of super-midsize G280s and ultra-long-range G650/650ERs were relatively steady year-over-year. (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)

First-quarter deliveries at Gulfstream Aerospace fell 13.3 percent year-over-year, to 26 jets. Shipments of its super-midsize G280 held steady at seven in both first quarters, but large-cabin jets fell by four from a year ago, to 19, Phebe Novakovic, chairman and CEO of parent company General Dynamics, said this morning during an investor conference call.