The National Aeronautic Association (NAA) confirmed the flight as a U.S. record and forwarded the figures to the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) in Switzerland for approval as a world record. The Savannah-Sao Paulo record had previously been unclaimed.  

Powered by two Rolls-Royce Tay Mk 611-8C engines, the G450 can fly 4,350 nautical miles, Beijing to New Delhi or Moscow nonstop and can reach speeds of up to Mach 0.88. The aircraft features PlaneView, the most advanced flight deck in its class, and the Gulfstream Enhanced Vision System (EVS) as standard equipment. 

The G450 established its first speed record 10 days after it entered service on May 7, 2005, flying 3,550 nautical miles from Chicago to London in 7:19 at an average speed of Mach 0.85.  Since then, the aircraft has set four additional records, including Washington, D.C., to Luton, England 3,290 nautical miles in 6:12; Denver to Honolulu 2,944 nautical miles in 7:07; Oranjestad, Aruba, to Barcelona, Spain 4,374 miles in 8:56; and Tokyo to Hong Kong 1,694 nautical miles in 3:58.