Lewis Hamilton was the owner of a Bombardier Challenger 605 private jet. The registration number is G-LDCH, which stands for Lewis Carl Davidson Hamilton. Formally the jet is registered to TAG Aviation UK, part of Mansour Ojjeh’s TAG Group.
The jet was sold to Nicky Lauda’s Laudamotion Executive company. It now flies with the registration OE-IXI.
The Bombardier Challenger is a business jet produced by Canadair a division of Bombardier Aerospace.
The Challenger is a fast jet reaching a top speed of 540 mph. It is powered by two General Electric CF34-3B engines. The cabin seats up to 19 passengers. Although a 10 seating configuration is normal.