In reply to Kelly Hopper...
My original line said...
"On some of the city pairings that Hamilton will or might be doing even a GLEX or G550 would need to stop."
This was not meant to say that the GLEX or G550 could not do Europe - LA nonstop but rather on some other city pairings that he may encounter (India – LA or Mid East - LA) that these would be outside the GLEX and G550’s range.
So if the distance between two cities were say 6800 nm then the GLEX and G550 would have to stop as would the 605 of course. The only difference being that both the GLEX and G550 could do it at a much higher speed (less time) and in greater comfort due to their pressurization systems.
In the end buying a 7X, or GLEX or G550 would require spending at least twice the money over a brand new 605 and the operational cost would go up significantly too, something I suspect Mr. Hamilton was well aware of before his purchase.
Like I said before, $30M extra buys you a lot of fuel!
FYI… I fly both the Challenger and GLEX aircrafts.
Last edited by Jet Jockey A4; 6th Feb 2013 at 12:40.