Variant
Gulfstream G100
Gulfstream G100 is an in-service member of the IAI Astra / Gulfstream G100 / G150 family, known for the Gulfstream-branded continuation of the Astra SPX.
Range 2,900 nm · Entry 2001
Israel Aerospace Industries / GulfstreamBusiness jetIn service
IAI Astra / Gulfstream G100 / G150 family
The Astra/G150 story, from first flight to lasting reputation
The Israeli-designed midsize jet line that evolved from Astra into Gulfstream’s G100 and wider-cabin G150.
IAI Astra / Gulfstream G100 / G150 family is a in service business jet built by Israel Aerospace Industries / Gulfstream. It first flew in 1984, entered service in 1986, and went on to shape airline fleets, passenger journeys, and aviation memory.
First flight
1984
Service entry
1986
Seating band
6 to 8
IAI Astra / Gulfstream G100 / G150 family is an in-service business jet by Israel Aerospace Industries / Gulfstream, first flown in 1984 and introduced in 1986, with typical seating for 6 to 8 and range up to 3,000 nautical miles.
Its place in business aviation comes from the combination of mission capability, cabin layout, operator use, and the reasons buyers kept the type or moved to its successors.
Range band
3,000 nm
Notable operators
Corporate operators · Charter fleets · Government operators
Source stack
- Official manufacturer product pages and brochures
- FAA or EASA type certificate material
- operator mission and cabin references
Variants
Representative variants
Variant
Gulfstream G150
Gulfstream G150 is an in-service member of the IAI Astra / Gulfstream G100 / G150 family, known for the wider-cabin final branch of the IAI-designed family.
Range 3,000 nm · Entry 2006
Specifications
Current public facts
- Manufacturer
- Israel Aerospace Industries / Gulfstream
- Program history
- Class
- Business jet
- Aircraft category
- First flight
- 1984-03-19
- Program history
- Service entry
- 1986
- Operator records
- Current status
- In service
- Fleet references
- Typical seating
- 6 to 8
- Operator and cabin references
- Range band
- Up to 3,000 nm
- Program literature
- Cruise speed
- 476 kt
- Planning data
Archive moments
Human context
This family shows how a sound independent design can survive new ownership, new branding, and substantial cabin refinement.
Business-aviation pages stay focused on engineering, cabin layout, and mission logic instead of celebrity shorthand or lifestyle fog.
Timeline
Program milestones
- 1984
First flight
The Astra/G150 begins flight testing and establishes the public shape of the family.
- 1986
Service entry
The family enters passenger or executive service and begins building its operating footprint.
- Today
Current role
The family remains active in service and still shapes fleet, mission, or archive discussions.
Related news
Editorial context
No editorial dispatches are attached to this family yet. The aircraft record is live, and newsroom or archive coverage can be layered onto it later without changing the URL.
Forum threads
Community memory
Forum referenceAstra/G150
Astra/G150 lounge: operators, cabins, routes, and memories
Use this as the standing thread for IAI Astra / Gulfstream G100 / G150 family operator history, route logic, cabin details, and first-hand memory.
Forum referenceAstra/G150
Astra/G150 current fleet watch
Ongoing sightings, deployment shifts, new operators, route changes, and cabin updates for the IAI Astra / Gulfstream G100 / G150 family.