Gulfstream Receives G550 Aircraft Purchase Order from Poland

Gulfstream Aerospace has received a purchase order for the company’s G550 aircraft from Poland’s national defense ministry for use in the transport of government officials.

The General Dynamics subsidiary will configure two G550 for VIP transport and deliver the aircraft in 2017, Gulfstream said Wednesday.

G550 is designed to fly at altitudes higher than commercial traffic and the aircraft has 99.9 percent National Business Aviation Association dispatch reliability rating.

The aircraft has completed more than 50 city pair speed records and can accommodate up to eight passengers.

Gulfstream began to produce special mission aircraft in 1967 with a GI used by the U.S. Navy for navigator training functions.