Specifications
Aircraft Details
• 7,654 total airframe hours and 3,687 cycles
• Landing gear overhaul and 120-month inspection due 09/2025
• Interior last refurbished in 2021: executive configuration for 10 passengers, gray leather seating (six individual seats, 4-place divan), gray leather sidewalls, tapis carpeting, light mahogany veneer cabinetry, Airshow 500, Bose sound system, bulkhead monitor, high-speed internet, Aviator 300 Wi-Fi, Satcom Direct Router, private aft lavatory with sink
• Engines: CF34 (Engine 1: 7,654 hrs/4,087 cycles; Engine 2: 7,532 hrs/4,047 cycles)
• APU: Honeywell GTCP36-100(E), 5,229 hours since new
• Avionics: Honeywell Primus 1000, Honeywell SPZ-600 autopilot, dual Collins VHF-22D, Fairchild CVR/FDR, dual Honeywell FMZ-2000 FMS, triple Honeywell Laseref II IRS, Honeywell Mark V EGPWS, Collins TCAS-II w/Change 7.1, Honeywell Primus 870 weather radar, SATCOM
• Maintenance: FAR Part 91 maintained, Bombardier MSG-3 program, EASA and RVSM certified
• Engine LTP stages 5 & 6 replaced 05/2014 at 5,745 TT
• Exterior last painted 2016, gloss white
• Additional features: wingtips, extended-range fuel tanks, electric cabin door, aft bay storage, additional soundproofing, corrosion protection, oxygen mod, spare main & nose wheel mount
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.