Bombardier Challenger 300

The Bombardier Challenger 300 is a super mid-sized business jet with a range of 3,100 nautical miles, designed and produced by Bombardier Aviation. Development began in the late 1990s under the name Bombardier Continental, and the aircraft was formally launched at the 1999 Paris Air Show. It was positioned between the Learjet 60 and the Challenger 604 and was a clean-sheet design, not developed from the Challenger 600 family. The baseline aircraft made its maiden flight on 14 August 2001, received Canadian type approval on 31 May 2003 and began commercial operations on 8 January 2004. The Challenger 350 is a slightly improved variant that first flew on 2 March 2013, and the Challenger 3500 was launched in September 2021. By July 2020 about 450 Challenger 300s and 350 Challenger 350s had reportedly been delivered.