Luxury Travel
The Luxury Jet Industry Has a New Long-Range Champion
- Plane’s new reach of 7,700 nautical miles takes distance crown
- Flying from New York to Hong Hong, Singapore to San Francisco
Bombardier Inc. is extending the range of its marquee business jet to 7,700 nautical miles, unseating the Gulfstream G650 as the long-distance champ of the private-aircraft industry.
The 300-mile improvement for the Global 7000 means the plane will be able to whisk passengers from New York to Hong Kong, or Singapore to San Francisco, Bombardier said in a statement Sunday. A flight-test program with five aircraft has demonstrated the added reach, the company said.