General Dynamics president Danny Deep expanded on subsidiary Gulfstream Aerospace’s plans to ramp up to 200 deliveries per year and provided a firmer timeline for certification and deliveries of the in-development super-midsize G300 during the quarterly investor call on Friday.
Two weeks ago at NBAA-BACE, Gulfstream president Mark Burns announced that deliveries will reach at least 200 aircraft a year—a record rate for the Savannah, Georgia airframer—in the “not-too-distant future,” but he did not elaborate further. Deep, however, provided more details during the investor call, saying the “right term…[is] delivery. Sometimes we hear the word production.”
He explained that the “intent” is to deliver 200 jets in 2030, establishing a firm timeline for the increase. To do that, Deep added, Gulfstream production will need to ramp up to more than 200 aircraft in 2029 to allow time for exterior painting and cabin completions before delivering these jets.
“We have the production and the workforce and the facilities to produce 200 aircraft per year,” he noted. “We expect and are certainly hopeful that our suppliers will be able to keep up. To go beyond 200, we’ll have to invest in more facilities and equipment, and we’re prepared to do so if demand dictates that.”
Meanwhile, Deep admitted there will be a gap between the last G280 delivery in mid-2027 and certification of its G300 successor later next year. Deliveries of the new G300 could start as early as late next year or early 2028, but this is “dependent on the situation in the Middle East.” Both super-midsize models are manufactured by IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries) in Tel Aviv, where military call-ups related to Israel Defense Forces operations in the region have disrupted staffing at the aircraft plant.
More In Aircraft
