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Canadian aircraft maker’s flagship Global 6000 aircraft can transport
17 passengers more than 11,104km at speeds of up to 1,098km/h
Bombardier stunned the aviation community in May with the unexpected unveiling of the new Global 5500 and Global 6500 private jets at the 2018 European Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition.
The Canadian jet maker kept the existence of the two new model a secret until its world debut in Geneva, Switzerland.
The 5500 and 65000 are expected to be ready for customers at the end of 2019, at which point Bombardier’s new flagship Global 7500 and 8000 models will have also entered service.
However, as the world awaits Bombardier’s next generation of long-range private jets, it is easy to overlook the company's current flagship offering, the Global 6000.
The Global 6000 entered service in 2012 and is a descendant of the Bombardier’s highly successful Global Express.
The 6000 competes in the large, long-range business jet segment against the likes of the Gulfstream G650ER and the Dassault Falcon 8X.
The Global 6000 is used in a highly competitive segment of the market that caters to the needs of individuals and businesses that often have to fly half-way around the world at a moment's notice.
The Global 6000 was the centrepiece of Bombardier’s presentation at England’s 2018 Farnborough International Airshow – a week-long, biennial event that combines a major trade exhibition for the aerospace and defence industries with a public airshow – which ended on July 22.
The big jet was parked beside the runway alongside a Delta Air Lines CRJ900 regional airliner made by Bombardier’s commercial aircraft division.