Bombardier’s Mach 0.925 Global 7500 has now accrued 75 speed records, the company reported today. The announcement comes as the ultra-long-range business jet category continues to establish scores of speed records traveling the globe. Just last week, rival Gulfstream noted that its newest model in the portfolio, the G700, had already accrued 65.
As far as the Global 7500’s latest feats, it has established city-pair records on flights between Tokyo and Hong Kong (3 hours 40 minutes); New Delhi and Tokyo (7 hours); and Los Angeles to Auckland (11 hours 55 minutes). Other record flights Bombardier mentioned were Miami to São Paulo, Tokyo to Los Angeles, Tokyo to San Jose, and Jeddah to London.
These missions join others that Bombardier has in the books for its flagship model, including an 8,225-nm flight in October 2019 from Sydney, Australia, to Detroit, Michigan—the longest flight recorded in a business aircraft, according to the company.
“What’s even more impressive about these records is they are flown as part of routine aircraft movements, including some missions that have passengers onboard,” said Jean-Christophe Gallagher, executive v-p of aircraft sales and Bombardier Defense. “We have on more than one occasion been thrilled to have customers and prospects be aboard for the record-setting city pairs.”
The Global 7500 fleet is approaching 200 aircraft and has accrued more than 200,000 flight hours.