A jet broker walks a buyer through two Bombardier models in the $10-15 million range. The Challenger 300 seats eight with a 3,000-mile range; the larger Challenger 605 adds another thousand miles and costs less to operate. The buyer flies three times a week with eight passengers, so cabin comfort and range matter more than size.
How much you want to spend?
Budget is $10 to $15 million.
You really have a lot of choices. How many people you want to carry?
Probably max 8 people.
How much do you think you're flying a year?
I'm probably flying 3 times a week.
I've always flown commercial. I want some of my time back. It sounds like if you had a plane, you basically could go everywhere you needed in 2 days. Go travel once for 2 days and come back and hit all the places you need. That's all you need to do for the week. Just to give you some idea, let's say like a Challenger 300. It's a Bombardier manufacturer. The airplane holds 8 people. It's not super big. You could stand up if you're 5'9". I'm exactly 5'9". Okay. And the airplane has 3,000-mile range, so you can go anywhere from Colorado to Miami or to Seattle. Those airplanes go between $10 and $13 million. If you want something a little bit bigger, you can go one step above that, which is a Challenger 605, which has 4,000-mile range, and it still holds 8 or 9 people, but it's a fatter tube. It probably costs, you know, $9 to $14 million. Operating costs,