Aircraft Gulfstream G280, 2020

Year of manufacture: 2020, serial number 2196. The aircraft has logged 815 flight hours and 470 cycles; the average flight length is 1.7 hours: balanced operation without wear and tear due to extremely long legs. The cabin has 8 seats. The average annual operating time is approximately 140 hours, significantly lower than the market average of 350–450 hours. A flight attendant and hot meals are available in the cabin. The baggage compartment is accessible during flight.

The average price of this model on the used market is $13.8 million. Maintenance with 300-400 flight hours per year is approximately $2.71 million per year, with $6 765 flight hours per hour. The price of a specific aircraft depends on the year, flight hours, and engine life. Send us a request – we will prepare a proposal, calculate maintenance costs, and analyze options tailored to your needs.

The American Gulfstream is synonymous with the flagship business jet: half of the world's long-range aircraft fleet bears the letter G. The current lineup includes the super-midsize G280, the new G400/G500/G600, and the pinnacle G650ER, G700, and G800 with a range of up to 14,800 km. Signature features include the M0.90 cruiser, oval windows three times larger than standard windows, and cabin pressure equivalent to 900 m.

The Gulfstream fleet maintains a dispatchability rate of 99.8% thanks to the largest in-house service organization in business aviation: 4,000+ specialists, $2 billion spare parts inventory, and a 24/7 support center capable of dispatching a mobile team anywhere in the world. Rolls-Royce Pearl engines on the G700/G800 are serviced under the CorporateCare program at an hourly rate.

Industry benchmark: a five-year-old G650ER sells for $81,000–$52 million, compared to a catalog price of $81,000+ million. During shortage years, used aircraft fetched higher prices than new ones, taking into account the backlog. G550s from the 2010s consistently fetch $81,000–$14 million. Liquidity is driven by global demand: a third of buyers are from the US, a third from the Middle East and Asia, so the seller is not reliant on a single region.

For 3-5 hour routes and regional flights, the G280 offers a range of 4,500 miles (6,660 km), 10 seats, and is the most fuel-efficient in the family. The G500/G600 offer a range of 5,800–7,500 miles (9,600–12,000 km), from Almaty or Moscow to London and Singapore nonstop. The G650ER and G700 are the classic intercontinental jets: 8,500–8,500 miles (13,900–14,350 km), with a 19-seat cabin with a bedroom and shower; the G800 extends the range to 9,000 miles (14,800 km).

A class for long-haul business flights of 6-8 hours: Almaty-London, Moscow-Singapore with one stop, or direct to Dubai, transatlantic Lisbon-New York. Range of 6,300-7,400 km, a flat-floor cabin with a headroom of up to 1.83 m, a full kitchen, and berth configurations—a "flying office" format without the price tag of larger jets. Ideal for groups of 6-10 people.

Layouts: 8-10 seats (Challenger 3500 — up to 10, Praetor 600 — 9-12 in a dense layout). Range: Citation Longitude — 6,480 km, Challenger 3500 — 6,300 km, Gulfstream G280 — 6,670 km, Praetor 600 — 7,440 km. The Citation X+ stands out as the fastest civilian aircraft (Mach 0.935), sacrificing range for speed. Baggage compartments: 2.8-4.3 m³.

Compared to the mid-size class, it boasts an additional 1,000–2,000 km of range, a wide cabin with a flat floor, and the option of berths—transcontinental flights are no longer a challenge. The large class (Challenger 650, Falcon 2000LXS) adds cabin width of up to 2.4–2.5 m, a separate lounge area, and a range of 7,400+ km, but is also more expensive per hour on the $1 500–2,500. The threshold for choosing a large class is flights with a frequency of more than seven hours.

Hawker 4000 and early Citation X are an undervalued entry into the class at $3.5–6 million. Challenger 300 from 2008–2014 are $8–12 million, Challenger 350 are $13–18 million, G280 are $14–19 million. Fresh Praetor 600 and Challenger 3500 are $19–26 million, with catalog prices of $21–27 million. Price premiums come from engines with programs (MSP, CorporateCare), fresh paint and interior, and full maintenance records without gaps.

As with a luxury car, your costs will depend on your comfort level, intensity of use and several other factors:
- Crew and maintenance: Co-pilot salaries, flight attendants, technical staff
- Operating costs: fuel, air navigation fees, airport charges
- Maintenance
- Hangar: Rent a hangar to store the aircraft
- Taxes and fees

When choosing an aircraft, there are several main criteria: the number of passengers, the range of the flight, the size of the aircraft, which determines the level of comfort and budget. We will provide several aircrafts to choose from and tell you how they differ.