The Bombardier Global Express entered service in 1997 as the first business jet designed from the outset for genuinely non-stop intercontinental range, 5,965 nm with 13 passengers in a widebody 40'3" cabin. Powered by BMW/Rolls-Royce BR710A1-10 engines and Honeywell Primus 2000 avionics, the Global Express created an entirely new category and set the benchmark against which all subsequent ultra-long-range jets are measured. Approximately 135 were delivered.
As a Bombardier product the Global Express brings a respected name and a worldwide support network, reassurance that matters as much to charter clients as the cabin itself. Decades of service have wrung the surprises out of the design. Choosing the type is choosing a known, trusted quantity.
At roughly 513 knots, about Mach 0.90 the Global Express is quick for its class, and regular charter clients notice it first, because a faster jet quietly rewrites what fits into a single day. The same pace shortens exposure to turbulence and keeps schedules honest into congested airspace. For anyone whose time carries a real cost, it pays for itself.
Avionics matter more than passengers realise, and the Global Express is well found, with Honeywell Primus 2000 (dual EFIS, dual FMS, TCAS II, TAWS) giving the crew the tools for confident approaches into short, high or busy airports. Automation trims workload, and a rested crew flies a smoother, more punctual charter. That margin is part of why the aircraft dispatches so reliably.
Reliability is why we place clients on the Global Express: powered by 2× BMW/Rolls-Royce BR710A1-10 (14,750 lbf each), it is a mature, well-supported design, and the smoothest charter is always the one that leaves on schedule. Redundant systems and a deep global spares network keep aircraft-on-ground surprises rare. When a trip has to happen, it is the sort of aircraft you bet on.
Worth knowing: The original Global Express was the clean-sheet jet that first made nonstop New York to Tokyo a business-aviation reality, launching the ultra-long-range class. Details like that are why the type has such a loyal following.
Airport flexibility is a real advantage of the Global Express: it slips into tight, close-in runways that larger jets must overfly, turning a long transfer into a short one. With slots easier to secure at private terminals, departures stay on your clock rather than an airline's. Few things make a charter feel more private than watching the type taxi straight to the FBO door.
Where the Global Express asks a compromise on charter:
The Global Express is a mature, thoroughly sorted design rather than the newest sheet of metal, which is a strength for reliability but means the very latest cabin gadgetry may sit a generation back. For charter clients who value dependability over novelty that is rarely a real loss.
Push it to the edge of its range with a full cabin and, like any aircraft, the Global Express trims its numbers, so we plan payload and fuel honestly rather than to the brochure.
As alternatives to the Global Express, it is worth weighing the Global Express XRS and the Global 6000, both able aircraft in the same bracket. Broadly the Global Express XRS tends to charter for a little less, while the Global Express has the stronger short-field manners, so the right pick comes down to your exact route, party and budget, which our advisors are glad to lay out side by side.
In short, few aircraft do long-haul and intercontinental charter as gracefully as the Global Express, and where it is the right tool we place it on fully vetted, certified partners at a fixed all-in price, with an answer back inside 30 minutes.
Tell me your route, dates and party size and I will send a firm, all-in price on the Global Express. No commitment, no obligation.