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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces@lists.extropy.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>BillK via extropy-chat<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><h1>World’s fastest post-Concorde jet goes to first buyer as Global 8000 enters service<o:p></o:p></h1><p>The new jet features Mach 0.95 speed, ultra low cabin altitude and four luxury living zones aimed at reducing fatigue on long flights.<o:p></o:p></p><p>By<a href="https://interestingengineering.com/author/sujita-sinha" target="_blank">Sujita Sinha<span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Dec 10, 2025</span></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'><</span></span><a href="https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/bombardier-global-8000-enters-service" target="_blank">https://interestingengineering.com/transportation/bombardier-global-8000-enters-service</a><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>></span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Quote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>------------------------</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Military jets go faster, of course. This is the fastest commercial jet.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>BillK</span></span><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Cool!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>There are big advantages to staying subsonic. This plane has some impressive numbers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>spike<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span class=gmaildefault><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></body></html>