
Developed by Bombardier Inc. of Canada, the Global 8000 business jet completed its transoceanic flight mission from Los Angeles, USA to Farnborough, UK on July 20, 2026, with a total flight time of 8 hours and 46 minutes and a top speed of Mach 0.93, marking a 2.2% improvement over the previous civil business jet flight record on this route. The aircraft has a design top speed of Mach 0.95 and a maximum range of 8,000 nautical miles, making it the fastest production civil business jet in transoceanic flight in the world since the retirement of the Concorde supersonic airliner. This record has been officially listed by LAWRENCE WORLD RECORDS CERTIFICATION as the “Fastest Transoceanic Flight by a Civil Production Business Jet”.