Bombardier Global 8000, Gulfstream G800 and Dassault Falcon 10X Compete at the Ultra-Long-Range Business Jet Market's Summit
Why It MattersThree manufacturers fielding flagship ultra-long-range jets simultaneously signals intensifying competition for the top tier of the business aviation market.
The ultra-long-range business jet segment has never been more competitive, with Bombardier, Gulfstream and Dassault all fielding flagship aircraft targeting buyers willing to spend upward of $100 million.
Bombardier positions the Global 8000 as the fastest civil aircraft since the retirement of Concorde in 2003. Powered by two GE Aerospace Passport 20 engines each producing 84.2 kN of thrust, the aircraft reached supersonic speed briefly during flight testing. Its standard range is 8,000 nautical miles (14,800 km) at Mach 0.85; flying at Mach 0.90 reduces range by nearly 2,000 km, while Mach 0.94 consumes the 23.6-tonne fuel load well short of 10,000 km. The cabin is 2.49 m wide, 1.88 m tall and 16 to 16.5 m long depending on configuration, roughly 2.1 m longer than the competing Gulfstream G800.
Gulfstream's G800 received FAA and EASA certification in April 2025 and began deliveries in August 2025. At first delivery, its range had grown from the originally advertised 8,000 to 8,200 nautical miles and its top speed from Mach 0.925 to Mach 0.935. The G800 combines the wings, winglets and Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines of the G700 with the shorter fuselage of the G650. Each Pearl 700 produces 81.2 kN of thrust. The aircraft features 16 large oval windows and the Honeywell Primus Epic-based Symmetry Flight Deck, already used on the G500, G600 and G700. The G800's cabin is also 2.49 m wide.
Dassault has entered this tier with the Falcon 10X, its new flagship, directly challenging both Bombardier and Gulfstream for market share in the ultra-long-range segment.
