Aircraft Gulfstream G280, YL-BEE

The Gulfstream G280 (YL-BEE) is a 2025 aircraft. Cabin layout — 10 seats. The type has a range of about 6,667 km at a 850 km/h cruise and is best on 2–4-hour legs. There is no flight attendant or hot meal service. The baggage compartment is accessible in flight. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

Based in Riga, Latvia. From its home base it typically flies legs such as Geneva–Milan · Geneva–London · Geneva–Marrakesh. Positioning from the home region is faster and cheaper; departures from another city add a ferry leg. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

America's Gulfstream is a byword for the flagship business jet: half the world's long-range fleet carries the letter G. The current range: the super-midsize G280, the new G400/G500/G600, and the summit — G650ER, G700 and G800 with up to 14,800 km of range. Signature traits: an M0.90 cruise, oval windows three times the usual area and a cabin altitude equivalent to 900 m. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

Gulfstream fleet dispatch reliability holds at 99.8% — behind it is business aviation's largest in-house service organisation: 4,000+ specialists, $2B of parts inventory and a 24-hour support centre able to send a mobile team anywhere in the world. The Rolls-Royce Pearl engines on the G700/G800 are serviced under the hourly-rate CorporateCare programme. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

An industry benchmark: a five-year-old G650ER sells for $42–52M against a $70M+ list, and in short-supply years pre-owned aircraft sold above new ones given the queue. 2010s G550s steadily hold $14–18M. Liquidity comes from global demand: a third of buyers are in the US, a third in the Middle East and Asia, so a seller does not depend on one region. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

For 3–5-hour routes and regional flights, the G280: 6,660 km, 10 seats, the most economical in the family. The G500/G600 cover 9,600–12,000 km — London or Geneva to Singapore nonstop. The G650ER and G700 are intercontinental classics: 13,900–14,350 km, a 19-seat cabin with a bedroom and shower; the G800 adds range to 14,800 km. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

A class for long 6–8-hour business flights: London–Dubai, Geneva–New York with one stop, transatlantic Lisbon–New York. A range of 6,300–7,400 km, a flat-floor cabin up to 1.83 m high, a full galley and sleeping layouts — a 'flying office' format without stepping up to large-jet prices. Optimal for groups of 6–10. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

Layouts are 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 apart — the fastest civil aircraft (M0.935), trading range for speed. Holds are 2.8–4.3 m³. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

From the midsize it is set apart by an extra 1,000–2,000 km, a wide flat-floor cabin and sleeping berths — transcontinental flights stop being an ordeal. The large class (Challenger 650, Falcon 2000LXS) adds a cabin width of 2.4–2.5 m, a separate rest zone and 7,400+ km, but an hour is $1,500–2,500 dearer. The choice threshold is regular flights longer than seven hours. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

Rates are $5,500–8,000 per flight hour. Guides: London–Dubai (7 h) $45–60K, Geneva–Dubai $30–40K, a one-day loop London–Geneva–Vienna $35–50K. The spread within the class is clear: an older Hawker 4000 or Citation X costs 25–30% less than new Challenger 3500 and Praetor 600 for comparable flight time. Send us a request — we'll prepare options, calculate running costs and analyse the best fit for your task.

The standard is 24–48 hours before departure: that is enough to confirm the aircraft, crew and slots. For regular clients we arrange a domestic flight from 4–6 hours. International routes need 48–72 hours: overflight permits for some countries take 3–5 working days. On peak dates — Christmas, summer holidays, major forums — aircraft are booked out 2–3 weeks ahead, so plan early.

An empty leg is the ferry of an empty aircraft to its next job or home to base. Such segments sell at a 30–75% discount to the usual price: a flight that would cost $25K can come to $8–12K. The limits: the date and route are fixed to the aircraft's schedule, and if the main booking is cancelled the flight may shift. We publish current empty legs weekly — watch the listings.