Bombardier Aircraft Charters, Sales and Leasing Services
Bombardier Aerospace is a Canadian aircraft manufacturer responsible for producing many of the most prominent business jets in the industry. It is a subsidiary of Bombardier Inc., a Fortune 500 global transportation company. Bombardier Aerospace currently competes with its Brazilian rival Embraer for the honor of being the third largest aircraft producer on the planet after Airbus and Boeing.
History
Bombardier Inc was founded in1942 by Joseph-Armand Bombardier, a Canadian innovator and entrepreneur. Besides founding Bombardier Inc., he is also famous for inventing the modern snowmobile. Since the 1980s, Bombardier has had a history of absorbing struggling companies and converting them into profitable extensions of their enterprise. The most notable acquisitions are the famed Canadair and Learjet companies, which are now both pivotal parts of the Bombardier brand name. As a whole, the aerospace division of Bombardier Inc. has been incredibly successful, and currently brings in over half the company's revenue. Learn more about the history of Bombardier on Wikipedia.
Diversity
Bombardier has successful representatives in multiple categories of aircraft including business jets of all sizes, commercial jets, and turboprops. In the business jet category, Bombardier has produced nearly two dozen different models, ranging from very small to very large. The company's famous Learjet line includes some of the most commonly used light jets in the world. The Challenger line includes the company's transcontinental midsize models. Lastly, the Global line is Bombardier's large cabin, ultra-long range large jet entry, which as of right now has five different variants. They have had an authoritative presence in the regional airliner field, offering several generational lines of its iconic CRJ (Canadair Regional Jet) line, still aptly named after its original manufacturer. Bombardier also has a very popular turboprop model, the Dash.
Types of Bombardier Jets Available in the Market
Aircraft name | Max Pax | Range (nm) |
---|---|---|
Bombardier CRJ-200 | 50 | 965 |
Challenger 300 | 10 | 3100 |
Challenger 601 | 12 | 3365 |
Challenger 604 | 12 | 3518 |
Challenger 605 | 13 | 3879 |
Challenger 850 | 14 | 2250 |
Dehavilland Dash 7 | 50 | 795 |
Dehavilland Dash 8 | 50 | 1359 |
Global 5000 | 17 | 5200 |
Global 6000 | 19 | 6000 |
Global Express | 15 | 6150 |
Learjet 31 | 8 | 1259 |
Learjet 40 | 7 | 1692 |
Learjet 40XR | 6 | 1617 |
Learjet 45 | 7 | 1969 |
Learjet 45XR | 8 | 2049 |
Learjet 60 | 8 | 2186 |
Learjet 60XR | 8 | 2365 |
Learjet 70 | 6 | 2060 |
Learjet 75 | 8 | 2040 |
Global Express XRS | 19 | 5450 |
Challenger 650 | 12 | 4000 |
Global 6500 | 17 | 6600 |
Global 7500 | 16 | 7700 |
De Havilland Dash 8 Q400 | 90 | 1362 |