Bombardier’s Challenger 300 has set a world speed record on a flight from Miami, Florida to Seattle, Washington. Serial number 20-005, a flight test aircraft with close to 300 flight hours, left Miami International Airport carrying two Bombardier pilots and eight passengers, including Stan Nelson (chairman, contest and record board for the National Aeronautic Association) and former US astronaut Eugene Ceman, the last man to walk on the moon.

Director of flight operations, Bob Agostino, said: “This flight clearly demonstrates the true coast-to-coast range of the Challenger 300, with eight passengers. We purposely selected a difficult route and selected passengers who truly represent a typical passenger profile. The aircraft performed very, very well.”