Bombardier Challenger 650 vs Bombardier Global 5500 vs Gulfstream G500

The Bombardier Challenger 650 is best categorized as a large-cabin business jet aimed at shorter to mid-length missions. It typically carries about 8 to 12 passengers in comfortable club seating (up to around 12–13 in higher-density layouts) and is suited to routes of roughly 4,000 nautical miles, making it strong for North America and many transatlantic city pairs with favorable conditions. The Bombardier Global 5500 steps up into the long-range, ultra-long-range-cabin class. It generally accommodates about 10 to 16 passengers depending on configuration and is built for significantly longer missions, on the order of about 5,900 nautical miles, enabling many nonstop intercontinental flights with a larger, more versatile cabin. The Gulfstream G500 is in the large-cabin, long-range segment and competes closely with the Global 5500 on mission profile. Typical seating is around 10 to 16 passengers, and range is about 5,200 nautical miles, giving it strong coast-to-coast and transoceanic capability, though usually less reach than the Global 5500 and more than the Challenger 650.