Gulfstream Aerospace

Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation designs, builds and services business jets. It has been based in Savannah, Georgia, since 1967, where its campus holds the worldwide headquarters, a research and development campus, a design showroom, manufacturing and completion facilities and a customer support service center. Gulfstream is owned by General Dynamics, which acquired it in 1999. The company traces its start to the first flight of the Gulfstream I in 1958.

Aircraft

• Gulfstream G800, described by the company as the longest-range business aircraft
• Gulfstream G700
• Gulfstream G600
• Gulfstream G500
• Gulfstream G400
• Gulfstream G300
• Special mission aircraft for government and research use

Customer support

Gulfstream runs its own service centers, parts distribution centers and the Gulfstream FAST field and airborne support teams, with 24/7 technical operations support. Factory authorized service centers are run by sister company Jet Aviation, and independent authorized warranty facilities add further coverage. A component repair and overhaul facility in the Dallas-Fort Worth area opened in 2025 for wheels, brakes and landing gear, and a Lincoln, California, facility repairs avionic and electronic components. It also runs a Honeywell-authorized APU shop.

Company facts

• Gulfstream I first flight in 1958
• In Savannah, Georgia, since 1967
• Part of General Dynamics since 1999
• More than 3,000 aircraft in operation worldwide
• More than 20,000 employees
• Customer support team of about 5,000 people
• 24 Gulfstream FAST bases with 135 or more technicians
• 12 spare parts distribution centers and 2 billion US dollars of spare parts inventory
• Service centers include Van Nuys, California and Farnborough, England