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Bombardier announced the Global 6500 entry-into-service on 1 October. [53] EASA Type Certification of both models was announced in October 2019. [54] Shortly after, the Global 5500 range was extended by 200 nmi (370 km) to 5,900 nmi (10,900 km) at Mach 0.85. [55] FAA Type Certification of both variants was announced in December 2019. [56]
EASA certification was granted on 28 February 2018 and it was unveiled on 28 May 2018. It was undergoing flight tests in May 2018 for an end of 2019 planned entry into service aboard the Bombardier Global Express 5500 and 6500 developments. [16] It should have logged 10,000 hours by then. [19]
On 16 October 2017, Bombardier and Airbus announced a partnership on the CSeries program to expand in an estimated market of more than 6,000 new 100-150 seat aircraft over 20 years; in July 2018, Airbus acquired a 50.01% majority stake in the holding company for the program, Bombardier keeping 31% and Investissement Québec 19%.
The Global 7500, with a $73 million list price, will compete with Gulfstream's G650, which has dominated the top end of the business jet market since its entry into service in 2012.
Bombardier delivered the first Global 6500 aircraft to the U.S. Army's "Hades ... Senator Jerry Moran says this project will serve the military and bring new opportunities to the air capital of ...
The Bombardier Global 7500 and Global 8000 are ultra long-range business jets developed by Bombardier Aviation (formerly Bombardier Aerospace) and remain the largest business jets in the world. The Global 7500, originally named the Global 7000, made its first flight on November 4, 2016, was type certified by Transport Canada on September 28 ...
The Montreal-based planemaker said the Global 8000 will become the world's fastest business jet with an ultra-long range of 8,000 nautical miles (9,206 miles) and a top speed of Mach 0.94 (721 ...
Preliminary design work commenced in 2009. In 2010, Bombardier Aerospace selected the engine rated at 16,500 lbf (73 kN) for the Global 7000 announced at the same year NBAA convention. [2] The testing of the engineering cores began in 2010, with a second core set to be ready in 2011. [3] On May 16, 2011, the TechX was renamed the Passport. [4]