Aircraft
First Production Global 8000 Takes to the Skies
Next steps are completion, then entry into service later this year
Bombardier global 8000 business jet
At Mach .94 “ultra” high-speed cruise, the Global 8000 is the fastest business jet in the world. © Bombardier

Bombardier’s first production Global 8000 made its inaugural flight on Friday from Toronto Pearson International Airport (CYYZ). The ultra-long-range twinjet will soon undergo completions at Bombardier’s Laurent Beaudoin Completion Centre in Montreal in preparation for service entry in the second half of this year.

Bombardier pilot Sandro Novelli was at the controls of the Global 8000, along with copilot Charlie Honey and flight engineer Bhargav Bhavsar. “The systems and aircraft performed as expected” during the flight, according to Bombardier.