Originally Posted by
GeeWizDriver
Other, more capable airplanes routinely get above the weather. It was a pretty good airplane for its day after they ditched the Lycoming and hung the GE on it. These days, it's a dinosaur with a terrible wing no matter how much lipstick they put on it. Like you say, it is what it is.
Getting above the weather is definitely a bonus, as is more direct routing when above the weeds. The cabin altitude argument is no longer an issue either. FL450 in the Global provides a cabin altitude of 4500'. And yes, fuel burn is lower above the 30s.