Tail record, Bombardier Global 7500, United States register
A busy Global 7500: flown more than three quarters of its type.
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Busier than 96% of Global 7500s, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
218
in the twelve months, about 18 a month
Busiest Global 7500s
10th
of 217 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈580
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Global 7500
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N189QS flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 10 of 12 months. Its busiest month was November 2025, with 29 flights.
Its busiest month was November 2025, with 29 flights, and its quietest July 2026, with 5. The record has 72 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 3 may be missing and every count is a minimum.
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Each measure against all 217 tracked Global 7500s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is N189QS.
Chapter 4
Harsher than its type
How hard has it been used?
Heavy use means more of its maintenance intervals have been used up. Worth checking where it sits in its inspection cycle before a pre-buy.
Flights a monthLead measure. 96th percentile
17.8middle Global 7500 6.8
Days flown a month97th percentile
12.3 dmiddle Global 7500 5.1 d
Estimated hours a year88th percentile
≈521 hrmiddle Global 7500 ≈213 hr
Harsher means harder on the aircraft than three quarters of Global 7500s; typical is the middle half. Percentiles compare this aircraft with every tracked Global 7500, over its record since 1 Jan 2025.
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The fleet is shown, and whether N189QS sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
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Hours per landing, middle Global 7500: 2.8 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
N189QS sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Salt air, middle Global 7500: 7%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
N189QS sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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Short runways, middle Global 7500: 24%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
N189QS sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.
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All four chapters, every flight since January 2025 leg by leg, and the one thing to ask the seller.
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Every chapter has this table, with a note on any assumption behind it.
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The Aircraft Ledger. “N189QS: how this Bombardier Global 7500 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/n189qs
About 580 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 218 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
N189QS made 218 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, about 18 a month, and flew on about 12 days in each month it flew.
45 of its 218 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 22%, crossed a border.
It was last tracked in July 2026. We publish an aircraft’s flights seven days after they happen, and show them by month only.
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