SONIC BOOM
Aug 23, 2022
4 minutes
Text by SI SI PENALOZA
The apex scene of HBO’s Succession season three premiere played out as the Roy family conspired by cell phone—at cruising altitude—aboard their separate private jets, wrestling for control of their vast corporate empire. As the gripping, snappy dialogue escalated, aviation nerds took to social media to question the viability of such silky smooth cellular connectivity at 50,000 feet.
The Gulfstream G800 lays such speculation to rest. We’ve clearly entered the next golden age in the world of private jets. The new G800 flies farther faster than any aircraft ever produced by the company, while
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