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M-CVGL: how this Bombardier Global 5000/5500 is flown

A lightly flown Global 5000/5500: flown less than three quarters of its type.

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Figures are for the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026; named aircraft are shown a week behind. Grades compare its record since 1 Jan 2025 with every tracked Global 5000/5500.

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How M-CVGL compares.

Flown less often than 85% of Global 5000/5500s, by flights a month.

Tracked flights

34

in the twelve months, about 3 a month

Busiest Global 5000/5500s

181st

of 213 tracked, by flights a month

Estimated hours

≈112

in the twelve months, from time in the air

Flights a month, every tracked Global 5000/5500

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Month by month.

M-CVGL stayed within or below the middle half of the fleet in every month. Its busiest month was June 2026, with 5 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was June 2026, with 5 flights. It did not fly in July 2026. The record has 22 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for M-CVGL, the twelve months to 31 Jul 2026. Flight counts only: airports and exact dates are left out of this page.

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The free chapter.

Each measure against all 213 tracked Global 5000/5500s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is M-CVGL.

Chapter 4

Utilization

Gentler than its type

How hard has it been used?

Light use spends maintenance intervals slowly, but long spells parked bring their own wear: seals, corrosion and preservation. Worth asking how it was stored.

  • Flights a monthLead measure. 15th percentile

    2.9middle Global 5000/5500 5.8

  • Days flown a month19th percentile

    2.8 dmiddle Global 5000/5500 4.3 d

  • Estimated hours a year37th percentile

    ≈117 hrmiddle Global 5000/5500 ≈147 hr

Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Global 5000/5500s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Global 5000/5500, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.

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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether M-CVGL sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Hours per landing, middle Global 5000/5500: 2.2 : 1

Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.

M-CVGL sits outside the middle half, on one side or the other. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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Chapter 2

Corrosion

Salt air, middle Global 5000/5500: 6%

Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.

M-CVGL sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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Chapter 3

Engines and brakes

Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.

Not graded: not enough data.

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The full report on M-CVGL.

All four chapters, every flight since January 2025 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.

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M-CVGL, Bombardier Global 5000/5500

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Questions about M-CVGL.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “M-CVGL: how this Bombardier Global 5000/5500 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/m-cvgl

How many hours does M-CVGL fly a year?

About 112 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 34 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is M-CVGL flown?

M-CVGL made 34 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 3 a month, and flew on about 3 days in each month it flew.

Does M-CVGL fly internationally?

19 of its 34 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 66%, crossed a border.

When did M-CVGL last fly?

It was last tracked in June 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.

Why don’t you show which airports M-CVGL uses?

We leave out airports, bases and exact dates on purpose. We show how an aircraft has been used, not where it goes.

What’s in the full TailCheck report for M-CVGL?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked Global 5000/5500s, plus the operational summary and operating rhythm, as a PDF, CSV and share link. It costs $395, or $995 a month for unlimited reports and Spotlight.

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