{"id":3802,"date":"2019-02-20T07:28:31","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T13:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=3802"},"modified":"2019-02-20T07:28:37","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T13:28:37","slug":"gulfstream-to-showcase-aircraft-at-aviation-africa-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=3802","title":{"rendered":"Gulfstream To Showcase Aircraft At Aviation Africa 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SAVANNAH, Ga., Feb. 20, 2019\n \/PRNewswire\/ — Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced it will \nshowcase the clean-sheet, record-breaking Gulfstream G500 along with the\n class-leading, super-midsize Gulfstream G280 at the 2019 Aviation \nAfrica Summit & Exhibition from Feb. 27-28 in Kigali, Rwanda.\n Gulfstream’s exhibition will be at the Radisson Blu Hotel & \nConvention Centre, and the aircraft will be on static display at Kigali International Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Gulfstream is committed to customers in sub-Saharan Africa and growing business aviation in the region,” said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream. “Rwanda\n has made great investments in business aviation, and we are proud to \nsupport those efforts with our presence and static display in Kigali.\n Whether flying from country to country or intercontinentally, the G500 \nand G280 offer operators ideal options for this region.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\n award-winning G500 can fly 5,200 nautical miles\/9,630 kilometers at its\n long-range cruise speed of Mach 0.85 and can easily connect Kigali to London at Mach 0.90 or Kigali to Singapore at Mach 0.87. When it entered service in September 2018,\n the G500 had already achieved 22 city-pair records around the world and\n currently holds a total of 32 city-pair records. The G500 that will be \non display at Aviation Africa is in service with Qatar Airways’ Qatar \nExecutive fleet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The high-performing and agile G280 can fly 3,600 nm\/6,667 km at Mach 0.80, and can travel nonstop from Kigali to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, at Mach 0.84 or Kigali to Bangalore, India,\n at Mach 0.80. The aircraft can easily access smaller airports, reach \nhigh altitudes quickly and offers excellent takeoff and landing \nperformance.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

NOTE TO EDITORS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation<\/strong>, a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics (GD<\/a>),\n designs, develops, manufactures, markets, services and supports the \nworld’s most technologically advanced business-jet aircraft. Gulfstream \nhas produced more than 2,800 aircraft for customers around the world \nsince 1958. To meet the diverse transportation needs of the future, \nGulfstream offers a comprehensive fleet of aircraft, comprising the \nGulfstream G280\u2122<\/sup>, the Gulfstream G550\u2122<\/sup>, the Gulfstream G500\u2122<\/sup>, the Gulfstream G600\u2122<\/sup>, the Gulfstream G650\u2122 <\/sup>and the Gulfstream G650ER\u2122<\/sup>. We invite you to visit our website for more information and photos at www.gulfstreamnews.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information about General Dynamics<\/strong> is available at www.generaldynamics.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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