Newest Bombardier Challengers Hit Delivery Milestones
Challenger 350 has surpassed 200 deliveries and Bombardier recently handed over 50th large-cabin Challenger 650.
Bombardier Business Aircraft recently announced delivery milestones for its two latest Challenger models. The company’s super-midsize Challenger 350 has surpassed 200 deliveries since entering service in June 2014, and the airframer recently handed over the 50th large-cabin Challenger 650, which entered service in late 2015.
According to Bombardier, the Challenger 300 series—with more than 650 in service—has garnered more deliveries than any other business jet model in the last decade. The Canadian aircraft manufacturer also dubbed the Challenger 600 series—which includes the Model 600, 601-3A/3R, 604, 605, and 650—the “bestselling business jet of all time” in the large-cabin category, with nearly 1,100 deliveries recorded to date.
Bombardier also claims that its Challengers have the lowest direct operating cost in their respective categories “due to affordable maintenance programs and longer maintenance intervals than the competition.”