{"id":4170,"date":"2019-04-01T14:55:31","date_gmt":"2019-04-01T19:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=4170"},"modified":"2019-04-01T14:55:37","modified_gmt":"2019-04-01T19:55:37","slug":"bombardier-delivers-global-7500-to-racing-legend-niki-lauda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/?p=4170","title":{"rendered":"Bombardier Delivers Global 7500 to Racing Legend Niki Lauda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bombardier announced today that it delivered its first European-based <em>Global 7500 <\/em>aircraft  to long-time Bombardier customer, Niki Lauda, as production and  completions of the award-winning business jet continue to ramp up as  planned. Bombardier is on track to deliver between 15 and 20 <em>Global 7500 <\/em>aircraft in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Long-time Bombardier customer and F1 World Champion takes delivery of the first European-based <em><a href=\"https:\/\/businessaircraft.bombardier.com\/en\/aircraft\/global-7500\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Global 7500<\/a> <\/em>aircraft<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Production and completions ramp up for <em>Global 7500 <\/em>&nbsp;jets proceeding as planned<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>The <em>Global 7500 <\/em>&nbsp;aircraft recently completed the world\u2019s \nlongest-range business jet flight in history and broke the city pair \nspeed record between LA and NYC*<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Winner of the 2019 <em>Aviation Week<\/em> Grand Laureate Award, the <em>Global 7500 <\/em>aircraft offers Bombardier\u2019s signature smooth ride and a spaciousness that is unique among business jets<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Bombardier announced today that it delivered its first European-based <em>Global 7500 <\/em>aircraft\n to long-time Bombardier customer, Niki Lauda, as production and \ncompletions of the award-winning business jet continue to ramp up as \nplanned. Bombardier is on track to deliver between 15 and 20 <em>Global 7500 <\/em>aircraft in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are thrilled to deliver our flagship <em>Global 7500 <\/em>business \njet to Niki Lauda, our esteemed customer for many years,\u201d said David \nColeal, President, Bombardier Business Aircraft. \u201cThe <em>Global 7500 <\/em>aircraft\n is simply the best business jet on the market. It sets the standard by \nwhich all other aircraft in private aviation will be measured, \ndemonstrated by the prestigious design and aviation awards it has \ngarnered. The <em>Global 7500 <\/em>aircraft is the crown jewel of the industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have enjoyed watching the evolution and growth of the Global \nAircraft program. I have always been impressed with the expertise, \ncraftsmanship and innovation that go into building every <em>Global<\/em> business jet,\u201d said Niki Lauda. \u201cThe <em>Global 7500<\/em>\n aircraft is the culmination of all the knowledge Bombardier teams have \ngained over the years and I look forward to experiencing the range, \nspeed and comfort this jet has to offer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Global 7500<\/em> jet is the latest in a series of Bombardier \nbusiness aircraft that Mr. Lauda has owned and piloted during his career\n as an aviator. Previously, he operated a <em>Global 6000<\/em>, <em>Global 5000<\/em> and <em>Challenger 300<\/em> jet as his private aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since its entry-into-service, the <em>Global 7500 <\/em>aircraft has unequivocally proven itself to be the highest-performing aircraft in the industry. The <em>Global 7500<\/em>\n business jet has a top speed of Mach 0.925 and recently flew from \nSingapore to Tucson, completing a record-setting 8,152 nautical mile \nflight\u2014the longest-range flight in business aviation history. In \naddition, it also recently broke the city pair speed record between Los \nAngeles and New York. The <em>Global 7500 <\/em>aircraft continues to assert its position as the leader in the business jet market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em>Global 7500 <\/em>\u00a0aircraft offers Bombardier\u2019s signature smooth  ride and a spaciousness that is unique among business jets. With its  award-winning bespoke interior featuring a full-size kitchen and four  true living spaces, the <em>Global 7500 <\/em>jet offers the ultimate in-flight experience. Setting the benchmark for the most exceptional cabin interior, the <em>Global 7500 <\/em>aircraft  offers the most innovative features: Bombardier\u2019s patented Nuage seat,  meticulously designed for maximum comfort and the revolutionary <strong>nice<\/strong> Touch cabin management system (CMS), a new way to connect with the <em>Global 7500 <\/em>aircraft cabin through the Bombardier Touch dial, featuring business aviation\u2019s first application of an OLED display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NIKI-LAUDA-GLOBAL-7500.png?fit=640%2C362\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4172\" width=\"595\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NIKI-LAUDA-GLOBAL-7500.png 1024w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NIKI-LAUDA-GLOBAL-7500-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/NIKI-LAUDA-GLOBAL-7500-768x434.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 595px) 100vw, 595px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About Bombardier<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With over 68,000 employees across \nfour business segments, Bombardier is a global leader in the \ntransportation industry, creating innovative and game-changing planes \nand trains. Our products and services provide world-class transportation\n experiences that set new standards in passenger comfort, energy \nefficiency, reliability and safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Headquartered in Montr\u00e9al, Canada, Bombardier has production and \nengineering sites in 28 countries across the segments of Transportation,\n Business Aircraft, Commercial Aircraft and Aerostructures and \nEngineering Services. Bombardier shares are traded on the Toronto Stock \nExchange (BBD). In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, Bombardier \nposted revenues of $16.2 billion. News and information are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bombardier.com\/en\/aerospace.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bombardier.com<\/a> or follow us on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Bombardier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@Bombardier<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bombardier announced today that it delivered its first European-based Global 7500 aircraft to long-time Bombardier customer, Niki Lauda, as production and completions of the award-winning business jet continue to ramp up as planned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,3655,2203,1397,868],"tags":[832,3958,3957,3392,3395,464,160,52,988,1195,3960,3590,1782,3102,1767,1671,3649,1915,1681,589,616,2077,412,2625,531,3658,503,1022,515,3959,963,987,1177,3529,2718,1658],"class_list":["post-4170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aviation-news","category-business-jet-news","category-finance-news","category-stock-news","category-transportation-news","tag-832","tag-3958","tag-3957","tag-3392","tag-aerostructures","tag-aircraft","tag-aviation","tag-bombardier","tag-business","tag-cabin","tag-challenger","tag-customer","tag-delivery","tag-engineering","tag-europe","tag-first","tag-flagship","tag-global","tag-industry","tag-jet","tag-lauda","tag-management","tag-news","tag-nice","tag-niki","tag-nuage","tag-plane","tag-private","tag-production","tag-ramp","tag-seat","tag-services","tag-system","tag-touch","tag-train","tag-transportation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4170"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4175,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4170\/revisions\/4175"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/planesintheair.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}