N38CG

The airframe bearing tail number N38CG is a 2008-built Bombardier Challenger 850, serial number 8088, manufactured by Bombardier Inc. The jet is registered in the United States and is owned by CORNING INC, a corporation based in Corning, NY, US, which serves as the aircraft's operator/home base. There are no additional public registry actions noted beyond U.S. registration; the airframe is presented in corporate VIP configuration and carries an estimated market value of $9,800,000. The record indicates a typical corporate utilization pattern rather than commercial airline service.

The cabin on this specific Challenger 850 is fitted in a VIP executive layout, with the typical 12–16 seat executive arrangement, a forward galley and an enclosed aft lavatory, configured here with 14 seats. Avionics complement follows the commonly retrofitted Collins Pro Line 4 suite used in CL-600/CRJ conversion airframes, supporting corporate mission profiles that include transcontinental and near-overwater trips within the aircraft’s 2,456 nm range and cruise of 442 kts. Based at Corning, NY under corporate ownership, the airplane’s configuration emphasizes passenger comfort and productivity for business travel while requiring the regulatory and maintenance regime typical of U.S.-registered, fixed-wing multi-engine corporate jets.

The Bombardier Challenger 850 is the corporate derivative of the CRJ/CL-600 family and occupies a niche for large-cabin long-range executive transport with regional-jet origins. It competes with large-cabin business jets that offer similar transcontinental capability but at differing operating cost profiles; typical competitors include high-capacity Gulfstream and Dassault variants and other CRJ-based conversions. Maintenance and resale considerations for this airframe hinge on the CF34 engine support, airframe hours/cycles on a 2008 serial 8088 unit, and the appeal of a factory-based VIP cabin and Pro Line 4 avionics to corporate buyers or charter operators.