Aircraft
G500/600 Issue Snarls Deliveries, G700 Certification
The airworthiness directive limiting Gulfstream G500/600 runway crosswind operations is causing delays in aircraft deliveries and for G700/800 approvals.
The airworthiness directive limiting Gulfstream G500/600 runway crosswind operations is causing delays in aircraft deliveries and for G700/800 approvals. (Photo: Gulfstream)
The airworthiness directive limiting Gulfstream G500/600 runway crosswind operations is causing delays in aircraft deliveries and for G700/800 approvals. (Photo: Gulfstream)

The airworthiness directive limiting Gulfstream G500/600 runway crosswind operations and the resulting, and still pending, software fix is causing some customers for the type to defer deliveries, in addition to delaying G700 and G800 certifications. Jason Aiken, the senior v-p and CFO at parent company General Dynamics, told investors today that four of 13 customers set to receive a G500/600 in the second quarter deferred deliveries to the third quarter, when the software fix is expected to be approved by the FAA.