The world’s fastest civilian jet since the Concorde is on track for its first delivery this year. Bombardier announced today that the first production model of the Global 8000 is now in final assembly at its Toronto Aircraft Assembly Center. “This impressive aircraft will be the fastest and longest-range purpose-built business aircraft ever built,” Stephen McCullough, Bombardier’s senior vice president of engineering and product development, said in a statement. The Global 8000 will replace Bombardier’s current Global 7500 flagship with improved stats that include a range of 8,000 nautical miles (7,500 on the 7500), a slightly higher cruise speed, and a top speed of Mach 0.94 (though it went supersonic at Mach 1.015 during a May 2021 flight test, thanks to largely to a tweak in the GE Passport engine software that delivered more thrust). The original plans called for the 8000 to have a smaller fuselage, but the update includes the same fuselage length as the..
