/EINPresswire.com/ -- MONTREAL, QUEBEC--(Marketwired - Nov 21, 2016) -

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The Global 7000 first flight test vehicle has successfully transferred to the Bombardier Flight Testing Center in Wichita ahead of schedule. The program's flight validation is progressing well with five additional flights completed since the historic first flight on November 4, 2016.

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