Bombardier unveils ‘Global 8000’ – the fastest civil aircraft since the Concorde

The Bombardier Global 8000, claimed to be the world’s fastest civil aircraft since the Concorde is expected to enter service by 2025.  Bombardier’s new flagship product, is expected to break the sound barrier with fastest speed, longest range, and smoothest ride, claims the manufacturer. Bombardier claims that the Global 8000 will not regularly fly at supersonic speeds, but it will be capable of such a feat. It demonstrated speeds of more than Mach 1.015 in May 2021, when a test crew piloting a modified Global 7500 – serving as a test platform for the upcoming Global 8000 – put the