Charter & Fractional
Flexjet Takes Its First G500, Boosting Gulfstream Fleet
G500s will eventually replace 32 in-service G450s at the fractional operator
Flexjet Gulfstream G500
Fractional jet provider Flexjet has taken delivery of its first ultra-long-range Gulfstream G500. The type will eventually replace the 32 in-service G450s at the company.

Fractional jet provider Flexjet took delivery of its first Gulfstream G500 this week, bringing the company’s Gulfstream fleet to 68 aircraft and four types: G450, G500, G650, and G700. Overall, the operator has more than 340 aircraft in its fleet and expects to add 50 more this year.

While not revealing the size of its G500 order, Flexjet did note that the new type will replace the 32 G450s it currently has in service. The company also continues to take deliveries of ultra-long-range G700s, with five of them now on property. A spokesman told AIN that Flexjet’s 30 in-service G650s will not be replaced by G700s, as “the G650 continues to be a core product for us, and the program remains unchanged as we work toward achieving critical mass on the G700.”