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Global 5500

Global 5500 active-aircraft record with source-reviewed program lineage and key specifications. Published qualifiers and development-state limits are preserved exactly.

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Program and lineage fields

Current marketed name
Global 5500
Program / lineage
Global Express family → Global 5000 → 5500
Type / tags
Large/long-range jet; turbofan
Launch & first flight
Announced 2018; derivative/upgrade of Global 5000
Certification / entry into service
Transport Canada certification Sep 2019; EIS 2020
Current lifecycle / stage
Active production / in service
Source basis
OEM + TCCA

Source-led data

Key specifications

Range
5,900 nm (NBAA IFR; M0.85, 8 pax/3 crew)
Speed / ceiling
Top M0.90; FL510
Field performance
TO 5,340 ft
Cabin
Cabin 6 ft 2 in H × 7 ft 11 in W; 3 zones; accommodation volume ~2,034 cu ft
Engine / capacity / MTOW
2× Rolls-Royce Pearl 15; up to 16 pax; MTOW 92,500 lb
Data note
OEM EPD basis

Field-level provenance

Sources and review notes

  1. Bombardier aircraftoem · high confidence

    Global 5500 active-aircraft reference — program lineage and key specifications

    Official section-level source retained from the supplied source-reviewed dataset; preliminary and derivative qualifiers remain visible at field level.

    Open source
  2. Global 7500 program reportoem · high confidence

    Global 5500 active-aircraft reference — program lineage and key specifications

    Official section-level source retained from the supplied source-reviewed dataset; preliminary and derivative qualifiers remain visible at field level.

    Open source
  3. Global 5500 EPDoem · high confidence

    Global 5500 active-aircraft reference — program lineage and key specifications

    Official section-level source retained from the supplied source-reviewed dataset; preliminary and derivative qualifiers remain visible at field level.

    Open source
  4. Global 6500 EPDoem · high confidence

    Global 5500 active-aircraft reference — program lineage and key specifications

    Official section-level source retained from the supplied source-reviewed dataset; preliminary and derivative qualifiers remain visible at field level.

    Open source

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