Gulfstream G500/600 Software Fix Slows G700 Certification

Gulfstream G700
Gulfstream displayed the new G700 at the NBAA White Plains Regional Forum in June.
Credit: Bill Carey
Work on resolving an FAA airworthiness directive (AD) that imposes operating restrictions on its G500 and G600 business jets has delayed certification of the new Gulfstream G700 into next year, parent company General Dynamics confirmed July 27. Gulfstream has completed a software fix to G500/G600...
Bill Carey

Based in Washington, D.C., Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and unmanned aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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