Specifications
AI Description
- Model: BOMBARDIER CHALLENGER 601-3A
- Condition: Used
- Certified for 12 passengers
- Front and Aft Lavatory
- Two divans in the cabin
- Well-maintained with a strong maintenance history
- Airframe total time: 10,748.9 hours
- Total landings: 5,629
- Landing gear overhaul completed
- Maintenance tracking via CAMP
- Entry into service: 29 September 1987
- Engine 1: GENERAL ELECTRIC CF34-3A, 10,575.8 hours SNEW, 6,100 cycles
- Engine 2: 10,087.57 hours SNEW, 7,598 cycles
- Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) time: 7,729 hours, model GTCP 36-150 (CL)
- Exterior painted in 2021, base color: Matterhorn White with dark blue accents
- Interior: 12 seats, forward galley, jumpseat included
- Inspection status:
- 12-month inspection due by 31-May-2026
- 24-month inspection due by 28-Feb-2026
- 36-month inspection due by 31-Oct-2026
- 48-month inspection due by 31-Aug-2027
- 60-month inspection due by 31-May-2028
- Landing gear overhaul due by 31-May-2033
About this Model
Overview
The Challenger 601-3A is a development of the original Challenger concept aimed at delivering a wide, comfortable cabin and airline-style systems in a business-jet package. In buyer terms, it typically appeals to operators who value cabin comfort, baggage volume, and stable long-range cruise over the latest avionics integrations or the lowest fuel burn seen in newer designs.
Mission Fit
Most 601-3A missions center on comfortable point-to-point travel with a true large-cabin feel, often with a small group and room to work en route. It can cover long stage lengths, but real-world payload/range performance is sensitive to interior weight, reserves, and hot/high conditions—so the best use case is planned long legs with realistic passenger and baggage assumptions rather than maximum-range marketing scenarios.
Cabin
The 601-3A’s defining trait is cabin cross-section: a wide aisle and seating that tends to feel less confining than midsize aircraft. Typical interiors support club seating with additional chairs or a divan, and most configurations provide an enclosed aft lavatory. The cabin supports productive travel—space for laptops, documents, and carry-ons—while the baggage areas (including external baggage) are generally helpful for longer trips.