September saw the first anniversary of the entry into service of Gulfstream’s long range G550 aircraft. In the year since, Gulfstream pilot’s have established more than 10 city-pair speed and distance records as well as a long-distance, non-stop 7,301 nautical mile flight between Seoul and Orlando. Describing 2004 as “an incredible year,” Gulfstream’s president Bryan Moss said that the 25 aircraft that make up the in-service G550 fleet have accumulated more than 7,600 flight hours.

In May, the G550 development team received the prestigious Robert J. Collier trophy for its collective work on the G550. The trophy citation described the G550 as, “an innovative aircraft that offers measurable safety enhancements and practical, applicable and useful advances in aerospace technology.”