Aviation View - March 2024

of its business jets—the Challenger 3500 followed in 2022 and then the Global 5500 and 6500 last year. “The role of EPDs is not to stamp our aircraft as more sustainable than others—rather,to take ownership of the environmental impact they generate,” explained Jean- Christophe Gallagher, executive v-p of aircraft sales and Bombardier Defense. “For clients, these reports can be easily consulted like any other spec document. The same way we provide factual information about the unmatched width of the Challenger 650 aircraft’s cabin in its category or its leading dispatch reliability, Bombardier publicly provides factual information on the environmental impact of its business jets.” Gallagher added that EPDs can further serve as a reference guide for the industry to target improvement areas. Bombardier called the EPDs an integral part of an overarching strategy to minimize the environmental footprint of the company and its products and help the industry achieve its long-term goals on that front. 12 AVIATION VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 04, ISSUE 01