Specifications
AI Description
- Maintenance: FAR Part 91, CAMP tracking program, RVSM certification.
- Maintenance history includes:
- Entered into service: September 29, 1987.
- 60-Month Inspection: Complied on May 10, 2023; next due May 31, 2028.
- Landing Gear Overhaul: Complied on May 19, 2023; next due May 31, 2033.
- 36-Month Inspection: Complied on September 22, 2023; next due October 31, 2026.
- 48-Month Inspection: Complied on September 22, 2023; next due August 31, 2027.
- 24-Month Inspection: Next due February 28, 2026.
- 12-Month Inspection: Next due May 31, 2026.
- Engine: CF34-3A model, On-Point Solutions maintenance program.
- Additional equipment: Winglets, extended-range model with tail tank modification.
- Avionics: Includes Collins ADF-462, Honeywell SPZ-800 autopilot, dual Collins VHF-22C radios, and more.
- Interior: Executive configuration for 12 passengers, dual divans, forward galley, LED lighting, and lavatories.
- Exterior: Matterhorn white with dark blue accents.
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.