Category: 3. Business

• The Bombardier Global 8000⁽¹⁾ is on track to enter service in 2025 as the fastest civil aircraft since the Concorde and it will set a new industry benchmark with a MMO of Mach 0.95
• Bombardier’s Global 8000 aircraft features a best-in-class range of 8,000 NM, unmatched landing performance and the smoothest ride
• First Global 8000 production aircraft completed a seamless inaugural flight in May and is currently wrapping up interior completions in parallel to final type certification activities

Bombardier today announced that the Global 8000, the world’s fastest business jet, just got faster with a new top speed of Mach 0.95 ⁽²⁾ – the highest speed in civil aviation and the fastest business jet in history. The ultra-long-range Global 8000 aircraft will be able to fly clients to their desired destinations even faster and feeling refreshed and ready to go. This new development in the Global 8000 aircraft’s road toward entry into service was announced as part of the 2025 edition of the NBAA Business Aviation Convention and Exhibition in Las Vegas. 

“This accomplishment for Bombardier is reflective of the remarkable expertise of every employee that has worked on the development of this industry-leading business jet,” said Éric Martel, President and CEO, Bombardier. “With our Bombardier Global 8000, our customers will now be able to reach their destinations even faster, arriving refreshed and ready to carry out their desired missions.”

“The Global 8000 was already the fastest business aircraft ever built, and with this new speed capability, this incredible aircraft is set to redefine the ultra-long-range market,” said Stephen M^cCullough, Senior Vice President, Engineering and Product Development, Bombardier. “This achievement underscores the significant contributions of our innovative design, flight test and production teams and showcases their immense expertise, obsession with excellence and unrelenting commitment to push the boundaries – the heartbeat that drives everything we do at Bombardier.”

In addition to its incredible speed, the Bombardier Global 8000 is also nimble and provides the smoothest ride. It possesses class-leading runway performance comparable to that of a light jet. Its unique wing design featuring leading-edge slats enables customers to access up to 30% more airports than its closest rival. 

The Global 8000 aircraft will also set an extremely high bar in terms of cabin comfort and technology. This trailblazing business jet will feature four true living spaces and a separate crew rest area. It will also feature the longest seated length in its class along with the industry’s healthiest cabin with ultra-low cabin altitude, designed to maximize passenger comfort and productivity throughout their travels. The Global 8000 business jet is the clear choice for discerning owners and operators seeking the ultimate time machine – the fastest time machine in the skies.

About Bombardier

At Bombardier (BBD-B.TO), we design, build, modify and maintain the world’s best-performing aircraft for the world’s most discerning people and businesses, governments and militaries. That means not simply exceeding standards, but understanding customers well enough to anticipate their unspoken needs.

For them, we are committed to pioneering the future of aviation—innovating to make flying more reliable, efficient and sustainable. And we are passionate about delivering unrivaled craftsmanship and care, giving our customers greater confidence and the elevated experience they deserve and expect. Because people who shape the world will always need the most productive and responsible ways to move through it.

Bombardier customers operate a fleet of more than 5,100 aircraft, supported by a vast network of Bombardier team members worldwide and 10 service facilities across six countries.

Bombardier’s performance-leading jets are proudly manufactured in aerostructure, assembly and completion facilities in Canada, the United States and Mexico. In 2024, Bombardier was honoured with the prestigious “Red Dot: Best of the Best” award for Brands and Communication Design.     

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⁽¹⁾The Global 8000 aircraft is currently under development and remains to be finalized and certified. All specifications and data are approximate, may change without notice and are subject to certain operating rules, assumptions and other conditions. It is expected to enter service in 2025. Please also see the forward-looking statements disclaimer at the end of this press release

⁽²⁾All specifications and data are approximate, may change without notice and are subject to certain operating rules, assumptions and other conditions. The Global 8000 is expected to enter service in 2025. Please also see the forward-looking statements disclaimer at the end of this press release

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A secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial of 200 US elementary-school classrooms concludes that portable high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) purifiers were linked with a modest reduction in respiratory virus diversity but not less viral exposure.

For the study, published late last week in JAMA Network Open, a Boston Children’s Hospital–led research team examined data from the School Inner-City Asthma Intervention Study, which was conducted from September 2015 to June 2020 in 39 public schools in the Northeast. The goal was to determine whether HEPA filtration reduced asthma symptoms.

Effectiveness depends on many factors

The researchers randomly assigned classrooms in a 1:1 ratio to receive either four active HEPA purifiers (109 classrooms) or four identical filterless sham HEPA units (91). The team collected week-long bioaerosol samples three times during the school year and measured levels of 19 respiratory viruses using digital droplet polymerase chain reaction (ddPCR). 

The primary outcome was high viral exposure (clustering of individual virus concentrations), and secondary outcomes were viral diversity (number of virus types) and individual virus levels. The median class size was 19 students, and the median grade was 3. Only 23.5% of classrooms had central heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning systems. 

While HEPA purifiers are effective at reducing fine and coarse particulate matter, their effectiveness against viral aerosols and droplets in clinical settings is unclear, because it depends  on factors such as occupancy, ventilation, indoor climate, and occupant-specific characteristics such as age, the researchers said.

“In addition, while low-cost sensors exist for some indoor pollutants, none exists for detection of viruses,” they wrote. “Some studies propose using carbon dioxide (CO₂) as a surrogate marker for viral exposure; however, most research on built-environment factors and viral exposures is model-based, lacking comprehensive epidemiologic evidence.”

Contribution of low relative humidity

Viruses were detected in 98.5% of 532 bioaerosol samples (median, 3 viruses per classroom). The most common virus was rhinovirus (89.5% of samples), followed by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) B (23.9%) and RSV A (12.4%), and influenza A and B (17.7% and 14.3%, respectively). 

Air purifiers did not reduce overall viral load in classrooms, suggesting that additional interventions may be needed in schools.

A total of 22.2% of air samples had higher average concentrations of most viruses, including coronavirus and influenza A. The use of HEPA purifiers wasn’t tied to lower odds of high viral exposure (odds ratio [OR], 0.50) but was associated with a 32.8% decrease in viral diversity. But reduced viral diversity wasn’t linked to fewer school absences. 

Environmental risk factors for viral exposure were low relative humidity, lower grade in school, winter season, and higher levels of coarse particulate matter.

“We found that air samples from classrooms included in our study had an average of three different respiratory viruses per classroom, with some having as many as 13, including pathogens capable of causing serious disease such as respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza virus,” corresponding author Peggy Lai, MD, MPH, of Massachusetts General Hospital, said in a Brigham and Women’s Hospital news release. 

“Air purifiers did not reduce overall viral load in classrooms, suggesting that additional interventions may be needed in schools,” she added.

Lai highlighted the association between lower humidity and high viral exposure, which suggests that controlling humidity may help lower exposure to certain viruses.

“In addition to air filtration or better ventilation, maintaining classroom humidity between 40% and 60% may help lower viral exposures and improve comfort for students and teachers,” she said. “While our study did not find that HEPA air purifiers reduced high viral exposure in classrooms, it’s important to note that the trial was originally designed to measure other outcomes.”

The authors called for more research into multicomponent environmental interventions such as those targeting higher relative humidity to lower respiratory virus exposure in schools.