Aircraft
Gulfstream G700 Sets Speed Record on Way to Paris Show
Twinjet flew from San Francisco to Le Bourget in 9 hours 26 minutes
Scott Evans, Gulfstream director of demonstration and corporate flight operations
Scott Evans, Gulfstream director of demonstration and corporate flight operations. © AIN/David McIntosh

The Gulfstream G700 on display this week at the Paris Air Show set two city-pair speed records en route to Le Bourget Airport. Additionally, the legs were flown using a 30% sustainable aviation fuel blend, adding Sustainable Wings accreditation to the speed records from the National Aeronautic Association (NAA).

On Friday, the ultra-long-range business jet flew from Teterboro Airport in New Jersey to San Francisco International Airport, traveling 2,272 nm (4,208 kilometers) in 4 hours, 57 minutes at an average speed of Mach 0.91. It then flew the 4,947-nm (9,162 kilometers) route from San Francisco to Paris Le Bourget in 9 hours 26 minutes at the same average speed.