Bombardier Continental

Bombardier Bombardier 70

Bombardier Challenger

Design study, then known as 'Bombardier Model 70', revealed at the Paris Air Show in June 1997; initially named Continental. On 14 August 2001 the first Bombardier Aerospace Continental Jet (factory serial number 20001) took off from Bombardier Learjet facilities at Wichita, and reached 17,500 ft and a speed of 210 kts.

Renamed Challenger 300 on 8 September 2002.