Million Air Winter 2022

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BOMBARDIER GLOBAL 8000

Weeks after delivering the 100th Global 7500, Bombardier unveiled the Global 8000. While the list price is just an extra $3m, coming in at $78m, the manufacturer is promising owners will “ fl y farther than ever before with an industry-leading 8,000 nautical mile range [compared to 7,700 nautical miles for the Global 7500] and unrivaled short- fi eld performance in all-weather conditions.” It will also fl y at Mach 0.94. Trade publication Aviation International News reports: “A development aircraft [Global 8000] fl ew supersonically last year, marking the fi rst time that a civil jet has o ffi cially passed through the sound barrier since the days of the Concorde. It was also the fi rst time any transport aircraft had achieved Mach 1 using sustainable aviation fuel.” For owners, it will mean they can fl y nonstop on more long sectors such as Dubai-Houston and Singapore-Los Angeles, even with less-than-optimal weather conditions. The Global 8000 is already drawing some admirers. Ian Moore, VistaJet’s chief commercial o ffi cer, said that his company, already the largest operator of Global 7500s, is eyeing the newest variant, which could come via a conversion of existing orders — or perhaps even a new order. During the delivery ceremony for VistaJet’s 10th Global 7500, and Bombardier’s 100th, Bombardier CEO Eric Martel told the audience when he returned to the OEM to take the corner o ffi ce in March 2020, his fi rst trip was to visit Vista founder and chairman Thomas Flohr to rekindle the relationship. That move led to a new order for Challenger 350 super-midsize jets. From $78m, bombardier.com

BY THE NUMBERS Passengers 19 Range 8,000 nm Max speed Mach 0.94/721 mph