The Bombardier Global 7500 and Global 8000 are ultra long-range

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s developed by

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(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

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on September 28, 2018, and entered service on 20 December 2018. The Global 7500 is a clean sheet design with a new transonic wing and is the first purpose built business jet featuring a four-zone cabin. The Global 7500 has a range of . The Global 8000 was initially a shorter, three-zone aircraft but was updated in May 2022 as a four-zone jet similar to the Global 7500, reaching 8,000 nmi (14,800 km) and with a top speed of Mach 0.94, making it the fastest business jet and fastest civilian aircraft since

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. The Global 8000 is scheduled to be introduced in 2025.

Development

Announced in October 2010, the jets were initially scheduled for introduction in 2016 for the Global 7500 and 2017 for the Global 8000. In 2015, Bombardier decided to redesign the aircraft's wing, a change that, in conjunction with other design challenges, delayed the programme by over two years. The goal of the redesign was to reduce the wing's weight without altering its aerodynamic profile. The aircraft

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system architecture is based on that of the CSeries. The airframe will use

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like the other airliner. The program cost more than US$1 billion.

Bombardier Global 7500

Formerly named Global 7000, its entry into service was initially scheduled for 2016. Former

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driver and long time Bombardier brand ambassador

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announced his order ahead of the EBACE 2015 convention. The first test aircraft underwent taxi testing in October 2016. Dedicated to testing basic system functionality and assessing the handling and

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of the aircraft, its maiden flight was performed on November 4, 2016, climbing to 20,000 feet (6,096 m) and reaching 240 knots during the 2 h 27 min flight. The production wing was in final design in February 2017. FTV2 flew on March 6, 2017, "The Powerhouse" is designed to test aircraft systems, including propulsion, electrical and mechanical systems. FTV1 is used to open the performance envelope and reached Mach 0.995 on March 29, 2017. FTV3 flew on May 10, 2017, "The Navigator" will be used to test the

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and electrical system performance. By the end of May 2017, the three prototypes flew a combined 250 hours. The fourth prototype, used for cabin interior validation, is called "The Architect" and the fifth and final, for the entry-into-service, is called "The Masterpiece". The fifth has a slightly lighter production wing supplied by the

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, after a dispute over the wing weight was resolved. General Electric Passport tested at Arnold Air Force Base Engineering Development Complex

By mid-July 2017, the three flight-test aircraft had accumulated 500 hours. On 15 August 2017, after "high vibration and high inter-turbine temperature readings", the second prototype's right

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had an in-flight

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at FL410 and the aircraft went back to Wichita Airport 156 nmi (290 km) away for a single engine landing. By October 2017, the four flight-test aircraft had flown 900 hours. In April 2018, the flight test campaign surpassed 1,800 hours and confirmed a range increase from , greater than the competing

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and introduction into service are expected by year-end, with 15-20 customer deliveries in 2019, as 20 aircraft were in final assembly. By September 2018, the test aircraft had flown over 2,700 hours as FTV1 was retired from testing and repainted to be used as a demonstrator. Bombardier was expecting certification in September 2018.

awarded its type certification on September 28, 2018. FAA type certification followed on November 7, 2018. The first was expected to be delivered in December, then 15 to 20 in 2019, and 35 to 40 in 2020, with the program sold out through 2021. After being delivered in early December, the Global 7500 entered service on 20 December with 100 secured orders. In February 2019, Bombardier acquired the Global 7500 wing manufacturing program and facilities from

. In 2023, its equipped price was $78M. In Aug 2024, Bombardier announced that the Global 7500 business jet had achieved over 50 speed records within a span of less than 50 weeks. In November 2024, the company announced that the Global 7500 aircraft had set its 75th speed record.

Bombardier Global 8000

Entry into service was initially scheduled for 2017. By September 2016, it was delayed to early 2019. Trading nearly of cabin space for of range, the Global 8000 accounted for a very small part of the backlog in December 2017 and its schedule was expected to be determined after the Global 7500 entered service. Lacking differentiation, it might be replaced by a higher

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(MTOW) Global 7500 variant with more range. The 8000 unit cost was $71 million in 2014. Instead of the initially planned 2.6m (8.5ft) shrink of the Global 7000, Bombardier launched the Global 8000 as a longer range variant of the Global 7500 at the May 2022 EBACE. As service entry is planned for 2025, the earlier model will be phased out for the new Global 8000, while existing Global 7500s can be retrofitted through a service bulletin. Bombardier was already flight testing its modified FTV5 testbed, which reached

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Mach 1.015 in May 2021; the certification campaign is expected to be completed using a single prototype. With low development costs, it will compete with the new Gulfstream G800 and Dassault Falcon 10X. In 2023, its equipped price was $81M. The first prototype made its 7.1h maiden flight during May 2023.

Design

Both the Global 7500 and Global 8000 feature the same

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wing. They are powered by the

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20 thrust engine with reduced

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emissions and 8% better

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than the Global Express XRS, allowing a Mach 0.90 high-speed cruise. As part of its effort to make the long-range aircraft comfortable for the passengers, Bombardier developed a new

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passenger seat, called the ''Nuage''. The seat design took seven years to complete. Airbus-owned

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supplies the main fuselage. The new, larger and lower-drag wing is optimized for Mach 0.85 with a 35.3° quarter chord

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, a thinner

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, leaner flap track fairings, improved lift-to-drag performance, more efficient

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s and up to 30% better low-speed lift due to double-slotted, inboard Fowler flaps. The new

flight controls with active load alleviation and the flexible, relatively highly loaded wing damps

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. The metal

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uses aluminium–lithium alloys to save weight. It shares the same fuselage diameter with older Global models, but has thinner frames, which increase the cabin width and height by . Additionally the cabin windows are 80% larger, the nose cowl is recontoured, and the aft fuselage and empennage are both new designs. The basic inspection intervals are 850 hours or 36 months, with C checks are every 12 years or 8,500 cycles and a limit of 17,000 cycles before life extension through intensive maintenance is required.

Bombardier Global 7500

The Global 7500 cabin is one-third longer than competing models, providing a fourth seating section up from three, can sleep eight passengers and offers an optional shower and a sleeping crew rest area. Bombardier marketing focused on ultra-

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s and the Global 7500 is the largest, longest range, roomiest and most luxurious purpose-built business aircraft yet built. Despite the wing area being smaller than the

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and a 11% higher MTOW, it has lower

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and better runway performance due to the high-lift system with

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and double-slotted flaps for a similar power loading. Hourly fuel flow per engine is at idle, at takeoff, in cruise at Mach 0.85/ TAS, at Mach 0.9/ TAS and at Mach 0.925/ TAS, around and ISA conditions. An even longer range variant could reach more with another of fuel.

Bombardier Global 8000

The initial BD-700-2A13, marketed as the Global 8000, was to be longer than the Global Express. It was to feature a three-zone 2,236 cu.ft. (63.32 cu.m.) cabin and a range of 7,900 nmi (14,631 km) at Mach 0.85, farther than any other existing business jet. At the 2022 European Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition, Bombardier announced that the Global 8000 would feature the same cabin length as the company’s Global 7500 aircraft with a range of 8,000 nmi (14,800 km) and reach a maximum speed of Mach 0.94. The engine control software will be updated and more fuel can be carried through better space and weight utilization. When it enters into service in 2025, the Global 8000 will be the fastest civilian aircraft since Concorde and the fastest business jet in the world.

Operational history

In March 2019, a Global 7500 set the record for the longest mission ever flown by a purpose-built business jet, with a , 16-hour flight from

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; the aircraft landed with fuel reserves for nearly 1.5 hours of additional flight. On 6 October 2019 Bombardier improved their longest mission with an non-stop flight between Sydney and Detroit, claiming the record for "the longest city-pair flown by a purpose-built business aircraft". The Global 7500 also broke the business jet speed record for a flight from

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near Los Angeles to

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signed a deal to purchase up to 30 units;

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, the largest fractional jet provider, will take up to 20 Global 7500s and Hong Kong management firm HK Bellawings Jet has 18 Global 6500/7500s orders and options. The Global 7500 had 100 secured orders as it entered service on 20 December 2018. In October 2019, VistaJet said it plans to launch commercial flights on its first Global 7500 in January 2020. Bombardier considered 2020 a successful year for the Global 7500 as they delivered 35 aircraft to various customers, and on 29 March 2021, the company marked the milestone delivery of the 50th Global 7500. As of 6 December 2024, the company delivered its 200th Global 7500. In November 2022, NetJets was named as the fleet launch customer for the Global 8000. The company paid US$312M in a firm order for four Global 8000s and also converted existing orders for eight Global 7500s to 8000s. NetJets plans to convert its current fleet of Global 7500s to a 24 aircraft fleet of Global 8000s.

Military and government operators

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