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Bombardier’s Global 8000 has established its first speed record on a journey between Montreal and Nice, France, as it was transporting passengers to the Monaco F1 Grand Prix, the company reported today.

Completed in a little more than six hours, the record marks a milestone for the business jet that entered service in December and was certified with a Mach 0.95 Mmo, making it the fastest civil aircraft since Concorde. Bombardier president and CEO Éric Martel was on board the record flight.

The Global 8000 received Transport Canada approval in November, followed by an FAA and EASA nods in December and January. By the beginning of the year, it had replaced the Mach 0.925 Global 7500 on the production line. The predecessor model had set more than 150 of its own speed records.

In addition to speed, the Global 8000 extends the range by 200 nm over the original model to 8,000 nm. The Global 8000 is “setting the pace in the ultra-long-range class,” said Stephen McCullough, executive v-p of engineering, product development, and Bombardier Defense. “With this latest accomplishment, the Global 8000 continues to illustrate its industry-leading attributes.”