Bombardier's Global 8000 Flagship Jet Makes Flying Display Debut at Farnborough Airshow 2026 – AIN

Bombardier's Global 8000—the first purpose-built business jet officially recognized as having broken the sound barrier–is making its flying display debut at the Farnborough International Airshow. It reached Mach 1.015 in a shallow dive during flight testing on May 18, 2021, and has an official top speed of Mach 0.95, making it the fastest business jet to reach the market. The flying display routine includes a demonstration of the aircraft's short takeoff and landing capability. ___________________________________________________ Aviation International News https://www.ainonline.com Business Jet Traveler https://www.bjtonline.com FutureFlight https://www.ainonline.com/futureflight Leeham News and Analysis https://leehamnews.com/ Subscribe to the daily AIN Alerts newsletter https://www.ainonline.com/ain-alerts-... Subscribe to the FutureFlight newsletter https://connect.ainonline.com/futuref... Subscribe to BJT Waypoints https://www.bjtonline.com/subscribe Subscribe to Leeham News and Analysis https://leehamnews.com/subscriptions/ Follow AIN on Instagram   / ain_online   Like AIN on Facebook   / ainpublications   Follow AIN on Twitter   / ainonline   Follow AIN on LinkedIn   / aviationinternationalnews   Follow FutureFlight on Instagram   / futureflightain   Like FutureFlight on Facebook   / futureflightain   Follow FutureFlight on Twitter   / futureflightain   Follow FutureFlight on LinkedIn   / futureflight   Follow BJT on Instagram   / bjtonline   Like BJT on Facebook   / business.jet.traveler   Follow BJT on Twitter   / bjtonline   Follow BJT on Linkedin   / business-jet-traveler   Follow Leeham News and Analysis on Facebook   / leehamnews   Follow Leeham News and Analysis on Linkedin   / leeham-news-and-analysis   #aviation #flying #airplane