Bombardier Challenger 650

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Twin turbofan business jet.

Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Piloted

Engine type

Turbofan

Application

Business

Final assembly

Montreal (Pierre Elliott Trudeau) ·

Fleet facts business use worldwide · as at August 2026

In business use

460 aircraft

Production years

2007-2026

Average age

12.3 years

Main base countries

U.S.A. (180), Canada (51), Mexico (15), Turkey (12), Malta (12)

Figures cover the worldwide fleet in business use — airline and military examples are not included. Fleet data: Business Air News research.

Design & construction

Primary structure

Aluminium

Wing

Aluminium

Landing gear

Retractable tricycle

Ice protection

Bleed air

Pressurisation

Pressurised

Flight controls

Mechanical

Autopilot

3-axis + autoland

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Environmental control

Engine-bleed air-cycle

Wing position

Low

Planform

Swept

Tail

Conventional

Certification

Part 25

Minimum crew

Winglets / sharklets Standard Head-up display Option Synthetic vision Standard Enhanced vision (EVS/EFVS) Option Predictive-maintenance platform Standard

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Bombardier Challenger 600	1974 / 1978	1983	Baseline variant.
Bombardier Challenger 601/605 Series	1982 / 1982	2015	Production: 36 (2005) GAMA: Bombardier Challenger 604. Further development of the Challenger 600 Series.
Bombardier Challenger 650	2014 / 2015		Production: 23 (2018) GAMA: Bombardier Challenger 650. Variant with enhanced avionics and redesigned cabin.

Airframer

Bombardier Inc.

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