Tail record, Bombardier Global 7500, United Kingdom register
A lightly flown Global 7500: flown less than three quarters of its type.
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Flown less often than 78% of Global 7500s, by flights a month.
Tracked flights
36
in the twelve months, about 3 a month
Busiest Global 7500s
169th
of 217 tracked, by flights a month
Estimated hours
≈68
in the twelve months, from time in the air
Flights a month, every tracked Global 7500
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VP-BLU flew more than the middle half of the fleet in 1 of 12 months. Its busiest month was September 2025, with 20 flights.
Its busiest month was September 2025, with 20 flights. It did not fly in October 2025. The record has 16 tracking gaps, so about one flight in 2 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 VP-BLU.
Chapter 4
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. 22nd percentile
3.7middle Global 7500 6.8
Days flown a month5th percentile
2.1 dmiddle Global 7500 5.1 d
Estimated hours a year8th percentile
≈84 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 VP-BLU sits inside its middle half. Its grades and values are in the full report.
Chapter 1
Hours per landing, middle Global 7500: 2.8 : 1
Also graded: short hops. Leg length is shown as context.
VP-BLU 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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Salt air, middle Global 7500: 7%
Also graded: damp air, freeze–thaw, near the coast and moisture in the air.
Not graded: not enough data.
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Short runways, middle Global 7500: 24%
Also graded: hot, high takeoffs; density altitude; dust and dry climate.
VP-BLU 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. “VP-BLU: how this Bombardier Global 7500 is flown.” Data through 31 Jul 2026. theaircraftledger.com/aircraft/vp-blu
About 68 estimated hours in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, across 36 tracked flights. Hours are estimated from time in the air, so the logbook has the exact figure.
VP-BLU made 36 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.
13 of its 36 tracked flights in the 12 months to 31 Jul 2026, 45%, crossed a border.
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