The Bombardier Challenger 350: The Best Super Midsize Jet in the Charter Market

The Bombardier Challenger 350

The Challenger 350 is the most popular super midsize jet in the private charter market. It entered service in 2014 and has become the benchmark for the category. Here is why.

The Cabin

The Challenger 350 cabin is 28.6 feet long, 7.2 feet wide, and 6.1 feet tall, a full stand-up cabin with room for up to 10 passengers. The cabin width is the widest in the super midsize category, which translates to a noticeably more comfortable experience than narrower competitors.

Standard configurations seat 8 to 10 passengers in a combination of club seating and a forward galley. The cabin is quiet, the Challenger 350 has one of the lowest cabin noise levels in its class.

The Range

The Challenger 350 has a maximum range of 3,200 nautical miles, enough to fly nonstop from Scottsdale to New York, Los Angeles to New York, or Miami to London (with a fuel stop). This is genuine transcontinental range.

The Performance

The Challenger 350 is powered by two Honeywell HTF7350 engines producing 7,323 pounds of thrust each. It cruises at Mach 0.82 and has a maximum operating altitude of 45,000 feet.

Why the Challenger 350 Dominates

The Challenger 350 succeeds because it gets the fundamentals right: wide cabin, long range, strong performance, and excellent reliability. It is not the fastest super midsize, nor the longest-range, but it is the most balanced.

For most charter clients flying transcontinental routes with 6 to 10 passengers, the Challenger 350 is the right aircraft.

Charter Pricing

The Challenger 350 typically charters for $9,000 to $12,000 per hour. For a Scottsdale to New York round trip, expect a total cost of $55,000 to $75,000 depending on configuration and market conditions.