[ExI] QRE: World’s fastest post-Concorde jet goes to first buyer

[spike at rainier66.com]

From: extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> On Behalf Of John Clark via extropy-chat

Subject: Re: [ExI] World’s fastest post-Concorde jet goes to first buyer

 

>…Depending on how many bells and whistles you want, this business jet will cost between 78 and 82 million dollars and will require between 3 and $5 million a year for operation and maintenance; it's hard for me to imagine a business that couldn't find a better way to invest that much money, especially now that we're standing at the foothills of the Singularity.  I think business executives should fly coach on spirit airlines, assuming they actually need to get somewhere and can't accomplish what needs to be accomplished with just a zoom call. 

 

John K Clark

 

 

 

Oh there are plenty of good reasons for CEOs to haul their butts around to various factories and such.  The Saudi royal family (and the other Middle East royals) will want these to replace the silliness they bought and donated back to the USA, such as the Qatari 747.  This rig is faster and a good 37% less silly than their previous extravagance.  This helps the Canadians and might bring new work to their subsidiaries, the Lear Jet factory in Wichita Kansas.

 

Having a CEO show up and give a pep talk at the factory is better than a zoom call.  The workers really like it when the boss shows up.  It makes them feel their worth.

 

The 8k is built by Bombardier.  That company is a great case for capitalism.  They collected up bankrupt luxury aircraft companies and assets which had been nationalized (such as Cadadiar and Short Brothers) made them into a profitable business.  It is a good thing to make Canada and Ireland great again.  The more jobs they have there the better it is for everywhere else.  

 

Even if it can design one, AI cannot build a plane.  Wouldn’t it be cool to work in the factory assembling a plane which was AI-designed?

 

spike

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Wed, Dec 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM BillK via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org <mailto:extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> > wrote:


World’s fastest post-Concorde jet goes to first buyer as Global 8000 enters service


The new jet features Mach 0.95 speed, ultra low cabin altitude and four luxury living zones aimed at reducing fatigue on long flights.

BySujita Sinha <https://interestingengineering.com/author/sujita-sinha>  Dec 10, 2025

<https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/bombardier-global-8000-enters-service>

Quote:

The Global 8000 replaces its Global 7500 and delivers higher performance from the start. The aerospace firm confirmed that the aircraft reaches Mach 0.95, which makes it the fastest private jet on the market.

The company also highlighted <https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/world-longest-range-private-aircraft-g800>  its range of 8,000 nautical miles, a figure demonstrated during a long-haul test earlier this year. That distance allows nonstop flights between more global city pairs than any competing business jet.

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Military jets go faster, of course. This is the fastest commercial jet.

BillK 

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