- October 13, 2009, 11:25 AM
Gulfstream and Israel Aerospace Industries on October 6 rolled out the new Gulfstream G250 at IAI’s facility on Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, an event I was fortunate to attend. The G250 has its roots in the G200, which was formerly the Galaxy. Gulfstream acquired the Galaxy and Astra SPx type certificates from IAI/Galaxy Aerospace in 2001, with the objective of expanding Gulfstream’s product line by adding these midsize jets. The Savannah, Ga.-based OEM then took over completions, painting, marketing and eventually product support of the Galaxy and Astra airplanes, and soon rebranded them the G100 and G200, respectively. IAI remained the manufacturer of the jets, and continues as the OEM for the G150 and G250 models. The G150 replaced the G100 and the G250–when it goes into production–will replace the G200.