Aircraft
Qatar Executive Is First G500 International Customer
Qatar Executive took delivery of two Gulfstream G500s just before 2018 ended, making the charter firm the first international customer for the new jet.
Gulfstream delivered a pair of G500s to Qatar Executive just before the new year, making the Middle Eastern charter company the first international customer for the new twinjet. (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)
Gulfstream delivered a pair of G500s to Qatar Executive just before the new year, making the Middle Eastern charter company the first international customer for the new twinjet. (Photo: Gulfstream Aerospace)

Gulfstream Aerospace announced the first international deliveries of its G500, to Qatar Executive, on Monday, following a delivery ceremony at its Savannah, Georgia headquarters. The Gulf-based VIP charter operator has taken two of the aircraft, as per the originally envisioned 2018 schedule. Qatar’s civil aviation authority validated the G500’s U.S. type certificate in October, three months after the U.S. agency gave its nod for the new large-cabin Gulfstream.