Name: Why Does Gulfstream Still Offer an Aft Galley Option?
Uploaded: 2018-06-06T13:00:00.000Z
Description: Why Does Gulfstream Still Offer an Aft Galley Option?

In today’s market, most manufacturers outfit new private aircraft with forward galleys, without an option for an aft galley. This configuration was once more common, and only one manufacturer, Gulfstream, still offers it.
To find out why, first we caught up with Naveed Aziz, Gulfstream’s Director for Completions Research and Development. Next, we asked Josh Mesinger, of Mesinger Jet Sales, to give us his thoughts on galley configurations from a broker’s perspective.
Let us know in the comments what you think about forward versus aft galleys, and how you’d configure your own aircraft.

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