Ultra long Range Business Jets

In fact, for business aircraft manufacturers, the top end of the business aviation marked, largely intact by the economic slowdown, is the place where the campaign really takes place today. The latest forecasts predict that between 2013 and 2023 almost 10,000 business jets will be shipped from the entire range with a combined volume of 258 billion US dollars.

The wide-body, long-haul and VIP aircraft segments will make up around 60% of this value. Range information refers to the cruising at Mach 0. 85 unless otherwise stated, and programs identified with (d) are still underdeveloped. Obviously, it then went beyond its present flag ship, the Global 6000, and introduced the larger, longer-term 7000 (number 3, below) and 8000 in 2010.

In December 2014, Gulfstream shipped its first brand-new ultra-long-haul business jets, the 650ER, to a privately owned company, making it the longest running business aircraft in the world. 7000's 74. The 9m3 (2,650ft3) cab will be 20% larger than the current 6000 and about the same internal space as the 8000.

Although it has not provided any information as to when the Global 7000 test flying programme will begin, it says it will remain on course for 2016 certifications. The G650 was the long-range business jumper winner until the ER model (number 2, pictured) took to the heels. Jealous possessors can commission Gulfstream to carry out an ER upgrade for 2 million dollars.

Long-standing speculations that Gulfstream would supersede this decades-old helicopter, and the smaller G450 with a brand new plane code-named "P42", were far from it. Gulfstream last October drew a drop of bitterness and presented its latest generation of 500 and 600s ( "Number 7" below), which are positioned at a distance between the two. According to Gulfstream, it is planning to keep G550 and G450 in operation for the time being.

Dassault was very cautious about the work on the "SMS" for several years - a puzzle that was accepted as an oversized answer to the Gulfstreams 550 or 650. Increased range, larger cabins, additional features and punctuality; test flights began in February 2014 and certifications are scheduled for mid-2016. Both in range and cab height, the newly introduced versions of the model range 600 and G500, introduced in October 2014, are below the Gulfstream's current model range 550, but reach a top velocity of Mach 0. 925, which is only the second highest after the much smaller Cessna Citation X+.

The maiden voyage of the smaller, 5,200nm 5,200nm aircraft 450 is anticipated this year. CSeries aircraft program costs more than the firm seems to carry, and its recent suspension of the mid-size Learjet 85 program looks like an attempt to hold enough money for the developing Global 7000 and 8000, where the earnings opportunity seems much greater.

Meanwhile, the competition from Dassault (5X, 8X) and Gulfstream (G500, G600) is leading the G6000 to expect at least a makeover - albeit not hastily. It can' t keep up with everyone in terms of the attractiveness of the rough area, but Dassault arguments that first-class performances in the quick and quick range are translated into true range and versatility that is difficult to outperform.

Larger than the G650, the G650's cab says the business can comfortably accommodate even the largest US executives. The Bombardier 5000, like its big brother Global 6000, provides range and convenience - but it may need to be updated in an ever more congested world.