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VH-8LA: how this Bombardier Global 7500 is flown

A lightly flown Global 7500: 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 7500.

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How VH-8LA compares.

Flown less often than 79% of Global 7500s, by flights a month.

Tracked flights

38

in the twelve months, about 3 a month

Busiest Global 7500s

172nd

of 217 tracked, by flights a month

Estimated hours

≈146

in the twelve months, from time in the air

Flights a month, every tracked Global 7500

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Month by month.

VH-8LA stayed within or below the middle half of the fleet in every month. Its busiest month was April 2026, with 7 flights.

Tracked flights

Its busiest month was April 2026, with 7 flights. It did not fly in March 2026. The record has 10 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 4 may be missing and every count is a minimum.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger, flight data for VH-8LA, 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 217 tracked Global 7500s. Every dot is one aircraft; the gold one is VH-8LA.

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. 21st percentile

    3.6middle Global 7500 6.8

  • Days flown a month29th percentile

    3.4 dmiddle Global 7500 5.1 d

  • Estimated hours a year38th percentile

    ≈175 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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What only the report shows.

The fleet is shown, and whether VH-8LA sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.

Chapter 1

Fatigue

Hours per landing, middle Global 7500: 2.8 : 1

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

VH-8LA 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 7500: 7%

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

VH-8LA sits inside the middle half. Its grade and exact place are in the full report.

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Chapter 3

Engines and brakes

Short runways, middle Global 7500: 24%

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

VH-8LA 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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The full report on VH-8LA.

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

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Questions about VH-8LA.

Cite this data

The Aircraft Ledger. “VH-8LA: how this Bombardier Global 7500 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/vh-8la

How many hours does VH-8LA fly a year?

About 146 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 38 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.

How often is VH-8LA flown?

VH-8LA made 38 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 VH-8LA fly internationally?

16 of its 38 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 46%, crossed a border.

When did VH-8LA 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 VH-8LA 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 VH-8LA?

All four graded chapters (Fatigue, Corrosion, Engines and brakes, and Utilization), each against the tracked Global 7500s, 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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