Bombardier Extends Warranty on Challenger 605 Aircraft

Bombardier Aerospace is extending the basic warranty of its Challenger 605 aircraft from the current three years or 3,000 hours, to five years or 5,000 hours, subject to the terms and conditions of the aircraft's warranty.

"Customer satisfaction is our top priority," said Michel Ouellette, Vice President and General Manager, Challenger, Bombardier Business Aircraft. "We listened to our customers' feedback and by improving our Challenger 605 aircraft warranty, we are confident that we will further enhance our customers' experiences."

The new warranty will be standard on all Challenger 605 aircraft delivered after 1 April 2013.

The basic warranty includes: systems and components coverage, which has been increased to five years or 5,000 hours, avionics remains unchanged at five years with no flight hour limitations, and APU coverage is now at five years or 5,000 hours.

In addition, primary structure will remain at 10 years or 10,000 hours, while engine remains unchanged at five years or 2,500 hours directly from the original equipment manufacturer and completion work warranty unchanged at two years, however the flight hour restriction has been completely removed.

Challenger 605

The Challenger 605 features one of the widest stand-up cabins of any large category business aircraft available today, it can carry six passengers 4,000 nm (7,408 km); from Montreal to Rome, and from London to New York.