Gulfstream said on July 30, 2026, that its G700 reclaimed the Los Angeles-to-Farnborough city-pair speed record, completing the 4,740-nautical-mile flight in 8 hours and 27 minutes. The company’s claim puts the business jet 19 minutes ahead of Bombardier’s Global 8000, which had set the same route mark on July 20, 2026, in 8 hours and 46 minutes.
The route linked Los Angeles and Farnborough, England, and Gulfstream said the G700 averaged roughly Mach 0.91 on the flight. Bombardier’s earlier claim on the same city pair cited a higher average speed of Mach 0.93, achieved under unfavorable wind conditions.
The event adds to the performance contest between Gulfstream Aerospace and Bombardier during the 2026 Farnborough International Airshow period. The G700 entered service in 2024, and Gulfstream has been building a record-setting narrative around city-pair flights.
The available material does not indicate official certification by the National Aeronautic Association or another record authority, so the claim remains a company-announced speed record unless independently certified later.