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Bombardier Launches Challenger 650

NetJets is launch customer for the newest version of the Bombardier Challenger series.

Eric Martel, the new president of Bombardier Business Aircraft, addresses a press gathering in front of the Challenger 650 cabin mockup. Bombardier launched the newest 600-series Challenger here at NBAA 2014 in Orlando, Florida.

By Mark Huber • Contributor

October 21, 2014

Bombardier unveiled its new Challenger 650 here at NBAA 2014 in Orlando, Fla. The Montreal-headquartered airframer (Booth 281) is refreshing its classic, 10-passenger Challenger 600 series with redesigned cockpit and cabin interiors and optimized GE CF34-3B MTO turbofan engines that will provide additional takeoff thrust on a limited basis to facilitate shorter takeoff distances, greater payloads and more range from “challenging” airports during high/hot operations. Planned maximum range of the new model is 4,000 nm (with six passengers and standard NBAA IFR reserves).

Deliveries of the $33.35 million Challenger 650 are targeted for the second quarter of 2015. Fractional-ownership provider NetJets is the launch customer with a firm order for 25 and options for an additional 50 to be completed to the Signature Series standard specified by NetJets. The order converts a previous NetJets order for Challenger 605 “NG” aircraft placed in 2012.

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