Carlos Slim flies to Savannah the week of Gulfstream factory visit

Carlos Slim flew from Toluca to Savannah on June 22 aboard his Gulfstream G550, tail XA-ATL, arriving at Savannah/Hilton Head International after a three-hour flight. The Gulfstream G550 is manufactured at Gulfstream Aerospace’s headquarters in Savannah, where Slim’s primary jet, the G650 (XA-CLR), also underwent final assembly.

Savannah is home to Gulfstream’s main production and service center. Slim’s visit coincides with no major public event in the city, but follows a week in which his Grupo Carso announced a $5 billion investment plan in Mexico and publicly questioned the economics of a joint deepwater gas project with Pemex, per Bloomberg and Reuters. The trip likely involves routine fleet maintenance, upgrade discussions, or delivery inspection for the family’s aviation assets.

Slim’s recent flights show a pattern of regional movement within Mexico — including hops from Toluca to Guadalajara and Los Cabos — before the international leg to Savannah. The choice of the G550, his secondary aircraft, suggests this is a business errand rather than a high-profile appearance. For a magnate who keeps three sons running the operating companies, Savannah is the kind of quiet stop where corporate aviation gets serviced, not celebrated.