Bombardier’s Challenger 350 business jet continued to out-perform the competition in 2018 as the world’s ‘most delivered’ business aircraft, leading the way in deliveries of super-mid-size aircraft.

As detailed in the General Aviation Manufacturers Association’s (GAMA) annual shipment and billings report, the 60 Challenger 350 deliveries represented 58% of deliveries in the super-mid-size segment.

Bombardier also delivered 23 of its Challenger 650 business jets in 2018, plus the first Global 7500 business jet. The GAMA report revealed a 3.8% increase in overall business jet deliveries for the year.

Peter Likoray, Bombardier senior vice-president (world-wide sales and marketing) (www.bombardier.com), said: “This is the second consecutive year that our best-selling Challenger 350 business jet has led the pack in the super-mid-size segment and in business jet deliveries world-wide across all segments.

"With its unmatched reliability and economics, unrivalled cabin comfort and ultra-smooth ride, this aircraft offers customers an unbeatable value proposition. As business jet shipments show continued strength, we are confident that the Challenger 350 business jet will remainthe leading choice of operators around the globe.”

This latest success continues a run of success for the popular Challenger 300 platform.

In the last decade, Challenger 300 series aircraft accounted for more deliveries than any other business jet platform in the industry.

More than 700 aircraft in the Challenger 300 series were delivered world-wide in 2018.