Steve Varsano explains what to consider when buying a long-range private jet, using the Gulfstream G650 as an example. He covers cabin customization like fixed beds and showers, plus the full timeline from initial interest through final inspection.
2 planes, one locally Europe and the other one abroad.
I think if you just get a Gulfstream 650, if you take a 1-hour trip somewhere around Europe, it's no big deal.
650, exactly what I was thinking. It's gonna be the bedroom.
Yeah, yeah, they have one with the fixed bed. You don't see that many, but they do. You can get one, any one you want, changed to have the fixed bed in the back. Expensive, but you can do it.
Do they have shower in the back?
Very few. Out of 500 that are made, there might have been 10 that had showers. I see. The option when you buy it brand new costs We'd have to find one that had a shower in it.
So what's the timeframe needed?
Once we find the specific airplane, the process to do the letter of intent and negotiations, the purchase agreement, the inspection is usually 6 to 8 weeks. Okay. This was a client who contacted us. He wasn't sure what kind of an aircraft he wanted. He wanted something very long range, probably 12-hour airplane. Could have been a Boeing, an Airbus, Gulfstream, Global. Longer range with less people. He decided to come up with a Gulfstream G650 is what his choice was. And now he's going to engage us in a mandate and then we'll go out and
