Aircraft
Airshare Doubles Down on Challenger Orders
Airshare, exercising all the options on a previous order for up to 20 Bombardier Challenger 350s, has made another deal for up to 20 more of the successor aircraft, the 3500.
Airshare Bombardier Challenger 350 (Photo: Airshare)
Airshare is building on its fleet of Bombardier Challenger 350s with an order for up to 20 of the successor model, the Challenger 3500. (Photo: Airshare)

Lenexa, Kansas-based fractional ownership provider Airshare is ordering up to 20 Bombardier Challenger 3500s, potentially doubling its fleet of super-midsize Challengers, Bombardier announced this morning. Airshare in May 2021 placed an order for up to 20 Challenger 350s, the predecessor to the 3500, moving into larger aircraft after building its fractional program around Embraer Phenom 300s.

That original Challenger order included three aircraft and 17 options, but Bombardier noted that Airshare is placing the follow-on order as it exercises all the options from the initial deal. The latest contract includes firm orders for four Challenger 3500s and options for 16 more. At list prices, the latest deal could be worth $544 million, if all options are exercised.