What to do when your Gobal 5000 has unlucky serial number .

[bizjets101]

Bombardier Global 5000 serial number 9414 was sold new to Hong Kong based Fang Group. Unfortunately for the Bombardier sales team - 4 is a very unlucky Chinese number, thus what to do with the Fang Group's delivery position.

Bombardier re-registered the serial number - now the only Global out of sequence - 9414 is now serial number 9998 - very lucky number~~

Wikipedia numbers in Chinese culture.


photo Wei Meng/Bombardier-Global.com

Interesting 'Green' shot - showing an unlucky serial number 9414

photo Bill_Fawcett/Flickr

[Krimson]

Looks like a case of the customer is always right to me.
To loose a multi-million dollar purchase over not repainting a few numbers would be silly though.

[Changes in Latitudes]

It's going to be tough to be the next world leader when the boogey man appears in the numbers so often. It's amazing the stuff that they can do to other human beings but still be scared shitless when a few numbers get paired up.

[SMELS]

Just bought a two cheese burger combo at mcdonalds.... $6.66 So if I have a heart attack it was the price... not the toxic food I ate

[watermeth]

same kind of thing happened to Gulfstream about the 250, oops, sorry,... 280

http://www.flightglobal.com/Features/NBAA/G280/

[bizjets101]

In 1969 Grumman required a demonstrator - as they didn't want to push customers aircraft back - they added serial number 775 - then left a gap to compensate - so it was built after s/n 86, so on the production line went 86, 775, 88 and continues in sequence.

Grumman Gulfstream IIB s/n 775 N692EB (currently re-registered as N195PA same colours)

photo AV8NLVR/Flickr

Gulfstream G250 4X-WSJ 3rd aircraft


Gulfstream G280 N280GD 4th aircraft (1st of 5 currently in the USA)

photo didairbus/Flickr

[CorpPilot]

ROB!!!! Your back! Where the heck have you been???


JP

[bizjets101]

Heh Jeff, I like your new airplane!! Your fleet is really growing!!!

Been back about 3 weeks, spent some time in Eastern Kenya - Dadaab went over with a retired CAF Warrant Officer and Friends of Doctors Without Boarders.

Buzzing around in an L39 appreciating my home in Canada much more these days!!!!