Gulfstream Aerospace has delivered more than 25 G500 aircraft to customers just over a year after the aircraft entered service. The aircraft's first delivery to a Brazilian customer has also taken place.

“When the first all-new G500 was delivered last September, we knew customers were receiving a mature aircraft backed by Gulfstream's record of delivering on its promises,” says president Mark Burns. “Thanks to the research and development behind the G500, one of the most rigorous and robust flight-test regimens we've ever undertaken, and Gulfstream's advanced manufacturing, we are getting these amazing aircraft to customers with proven performance capabilities.”

When the G500 took its first flight, the aircraft had already completed tens of thousands of hours of ground testing in Gulfstream's research and development centre. During the flight-test programme, the aircraft flew more than 5,000 hours over more than 1,400 flights. Before certification, it completed a world tour of nearly 130,000 nm, reaching 44 cities and 18 countries over seven months, a test of the aircraft's reliability and maturity.

To date, the G500 has achieved more than 35 city-pair speed records.