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Awaiting G700 Cert, Gulfstream Working Through G280 Disruptions
General Dynamics chair calls G700 delays a surprise of 2023
Pete Bunce and Ed Bolen at Pete's retirement party
Pete Bunce (l) accepting a retirement award from NBAA president and CEO Ed Bolen during a soiree held at Signature Flight Support at DCA.

General Dynamics chair and CEO Phebe Novakovic called the lack of approval for the Gulfstream G700 among the “things that sort of surprised us” in 2023, but she maintained that its Savannah, Georgia business aviation division is on a good track for type certification.

Speaking during a recent Cowen 45th Annual Aerospace & Defense Conference, Novakovic said, “We’re largely done. And we're simply waiting for the FAA to conclude its deliberation, so we're on track. It's just—that is as we've been quite open—not a process that we control.”