The past year has been one in which Gulfstream fired back against competitors, launching an aircraft that is set help the company regain its slot in the top echelon of the traditional business jet market. That, of course, is the G700, a large-cabin jet that Gulfstream launched at the NBAA show in October and expects to begin delivering in 2022. For several years the industry had speculated over when Gulfstream would take its next step - and whether that would be to develop a new jet that would compete with Bombardier's Global 7500, which entered service in 2018 and reset standards at the top of the market. Powered by GE Aviation Passport turbofans, the 7500 can carry 19 passengers and has range of up to 7,700nm (14,300km).
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