“We expect to deliver about 13 G800s for the year, which is about 3 less than the G650s we delivered in the second half of last year.”

In context

“e we are finding are becoming easier to fix. In short, I'm increasingly confident that we can meet this year's delivery plan. And in fact, we are delivering G700s on a much more predictable cadence. I am pleased that all of our G700 retrofit airplanes have been delivered. Also, all of the G700s that were completed before engines were installed have also been delivered. You may recall that both of these things have negatively impacted costs and delayed deliveries. We are in the process of completing the G700 flight test aircraft and a number of them will be delivered in the second half. These are lower-margin aircraft and will be dilutive to margins, but will reduce inventory and increase operating cash by a like amount. The initial deliveries of the G800 will be made in the third quarter. We expect to deliver about 13 G800s for the year, which is about 3 less than the G650s we delivered in the second half of last year. The initial G800s will not carry the operating margins of the G650. This will obviously put some pressure on operating margin in the second half, but we still expect the margins in the third quarter to be very similar to the second quarter, coupled with a stronger fourth quarter. In summary, the Aerospace team had a solid quarter. The G800 deliveries are about to commence and G700 delivery cadence and operating margin are both improving. Anecdotally, as you may recall, the G800 was designed to replace the G650. Interestingly, the first 20 of the G800s will be the G650 owners. There is significant interest in this plane from Fortune 500 companies. Before I discuss demand, I am frequently asked questions about Aerospace operating margin. And when it will move into the high teens, that is ab”