200th Challenger 300 Jet Enters Service with Vistajet

Released on Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Bombardier Aerospace today announced the delivery of the 200th Challenger 300 aircraft to VistaJet, a privately owned business aviation solutions company headquartered in Switzerland. The milestone aircraft is one of a trio of Challenger aircraft delivered to VistaJet in July, including a Challenger 605 and Challenger 850 business jets. The aircraft will enter service with VistaJet's rapidly growing fleet on August first.

"This is a fantastic milestone for the Challenger 300 jet, an aircraft that continues to exceed customer expectations," said Eric Martel, Vice-President and General Manager, Challenger and Global, BA. "With over 200 aircraft manufactured since entering customer service in January 2004, the Challenger 300 aircraft is one of the best selling jets in corporate aviation history."

VistaJet's fleet currently features more than 35 medium to ultra long-range jets � from the premium Learjet 40 XR aircraft to the Global Express XRS jet, the ultimate business aircraft � all with an average age of less than two years. The company expects to grow its fleet to 98 aircraft once all jets on order including options have been delivered.