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Bombardier Global Express XRS beats transatlantic record

Montreal, Canada - 10 hours to fly from Toluca to Paris

Bombardier Aerospace yesterday confirmed that its Global Express XRS jet set a new speed record on October 26, flying 9,249 km non-stop from Mexico City to Paris in just ten hours. The flight was officially sanctioned by the National Aeronautics Association of America on November 19 and by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale on November 30. This new NAA-sanctioned world record for the Gl...

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Rome, Italy, 12/03/2009 12:22
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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