Gulfstream secure EASA steep-approach certification for G500, G600

Aircraft manufacturer Gulfstream announced that it has received certification for steep-approach landing by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) for the Gulfstream G500 and Gulfstream G600.

“Our customers already benefit from the groundbreaking performance and efficiency of the G500 and G600,” said Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream. “With EASA steep-approach certification now achieved, we’re proud to offer European operators even greater fleet flexibility by giving them access to more remote airports and destinations around the world.”

The G500 and G600 received Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) steep-approach certification in 2023 and 2024, respectively.

To earn the FAA and EASA certifications, both aircraft successfully demonstrated steep-approach capabilities with low-speed handling and short-field landings at London City Airport in England and Lugano Airport in Switzerland.

Today, there are more than 350 G500 and G600 aircraft in service around the world. The fleet has amassed a combined total of more than 350,000 hours, 173,000 landings and over 120 city-pair speed records.

Gulfstream’s fledgling G300 business jet made its first flight in first week of December last year as part of its rigorous flight test programme.

The first G300 took off from Ben Gurion International Airport at 8:05 a.m. local time and flew for 2 hours 25 minutes at a speed of Mach 0.75 and an altitude of 30,000 feet/9,144 metres.

The new addition to the fleet, to replace the G280, was unveiled at a launch at Gulfstream’s base in Savannah, Georgia on September 30th.