Bombardier has announced that its Global 8000 business jet program is ‘progressing to plan’, with its first Global 8000 production aircraft continuing in the assembly phase in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Canada.
Major components from Bombardier facilities were delivered per plan and the aircraft is progressing through the manufacturing process toward planned entry-into-service later this year.
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Stephen McCullough, Senior Vice President, Engineering and Product Development, Bombardier said: “This aircraft will be the fastest and longest-range purpose-built business aircraft ever built and its rare combination of innovation, performance, and comfort will allow our customers to reach new heights in their business aviation experience.”
As the manufacturing process ramps up, Bombardier’s Flight Test Centre in Wichita recently put the Global 8000 flight test aircraft through its paces, flying testing missions to Europe,
