Global 6500
Global 6500 at a glance
The Bombardier Global 6500 flies 6,600 nautical miles nonstop, covering London to Tokyo, and entered service in 2019 as the modernized successor to the long-running Global 6000. Its Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 engines, the first application of the Pearl family, cut fuel burn by around 13% against the outgoing jet while adding range.
The 6500 carries Bombardier's large-cabin standard, three living zones and the Nuage seat, the company's ergonomically redesigned cabin chair, at a price several million dollars under the Global 7500. It shares a type rating with the 6000 and 5500, meaning pilots qualified on the older jets move over with differences training only, a fleet-continuity argument aimed at corporate and government operators.
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Market position
The Global 6500 competes with the Gulfstream G600 and Falcon 8X in the 6,500-nautical-mile class, where it leans on the Global family's cabin width and runway performance. Bombardier positions it as the value play beneath the 7500, and as the company looks to keep its large-cabin line fresh without a clean-sheet program, the 6500's Pearl engines and updated cockpit are the visible half of an incremental strategy.
Bombardier, the Montreal-based manufacturer that builds only business jets since selling its commercial aircraft and rail businesses, assembles the Global family in Toronto and completes interiors in Montreal.
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Frequently asked questions
6,600 nautical miles at Mach 0.85, 1,300 nautical miles more than the Global 6000 it replaced, with a top speed of Mach 0.90.
Two Rolls-Royce Pearl 15 turbofans of 15,125 pounds of thrust each, developed specifically for the Global 5500 and 6500.
October 2019, alongside its shorter-fuselage sister the Global 5500.