Bombardier’s Global 8000 Flew From Canada to France in Record Time
Bombardier‘s Global 8000 is showing how much of a frontrunner it really is.
The business jet set its first speed record, flying from Montreal, Canada, to Nice, France, in just over six hours. To put that into context, the same leg on a 787 Dreamliner takes an average of 7 hours and 45 minutes.
The Global 8000 is the fastest civil aircraft since the Concorde, with an unprecedented top speed of Mach 0.95, or 627 mph. (It even went supersonic, reaching Mach 1.015 during testing in 2021.) On this record-setting flight, the aircraft took passengers, including Bombardier president and CEO Éric Martel, to the F1 Grand Prix in Monaco, demonstrating the ability to travel from city to city faster than any other business jet in the skies.
Speed aside, the Global 8000 offers an ultra-long range of 8,000 nautical miles, or nearly 17 hours, enabling travel between more city pairs than ever before. Think nonstop flights from Singapore to Los Angeles or London to Perth, for example. It is also remarkably agile, with an advanced wing design that allows it to take off and land like a light jet. It can touchdown at up to 30 percent more airports—the equivalent of more than 2,000 destinations—than its closest rival, according to Bombardier.
The cabin of the Global 8000.
The Global 8000 delivers on the comfort front, too. The jet has the lowest cabin altitude in its class—2,691 feet while cruising at 41,000 feet—which can help to stave off fatigue and altitude sickness. It is also an exceptionally smooth flier, Bombardier says. The roughly 55-foot-long cabin can seat up to 19 passengers, but is often configured with eight to 12 seats for a roomier feel. Each ergonomic Nuage seat fully reclines to improve circulation and reduce back pressure. The cabin also features Pur air circulation, an advanced HEPA air filtration system, and circadian rhythm lighting to minimize jet lag.
“Bombardier’s Global 8000 business jet is truly in a class by itself when it comes to speed, luxury and performance—setting the pace in the ultra-long-range class,” Stephen McCullough of Bombardier said in a statement. “With this latest accomplishment, the Global 8000 aircraft continues to illustrate its industry-leading attributes on all fronts, from its signature smooth ride to its outstanding performance and landing capabilities.”
Bombardier delivered the first Global 8000 to Canadian hockey star-turned-businessman Patrick Dovigi in December 2025, with at least 40 aircraft expected to roll out in the coming years. NetJets alone is expected to receive 24. The aircraft starts at around $80 million.
