Bombardier Global Express fleet

Fatigue

The middle Global Express flies 2.0 hours for every landing. One in twenty lands every 1.4 hours or sooner, the most cycles for its time.

Hours per landing
2.0 : 1

Middle half 1.8–2.6 : 1Harder end: 5% at 1.4 : 1 or lessEasier end: 5% at 3.1 : 1 or more

Short hops
34%

Middle half 27–40%Harder end: 5% at 53% or moreEasier end: 5% at 17% or less

Leg length
566 nm

Middle half 489–807 nmLowest 5%: 234 nm or lessHighest 5%: 1,080 nm or more

Context, not graded: the tint marks the harder and easier end of the fleet.

Spread of trip lengths

All 30 Global Expresses
17%
17%
9%
6%
15%
12%
8%
17%
<150
150–300
300–450
450–600
600–900
900–1,200
1,200–1,800
1,800+
Share of legs by length in nautical miles, 2,521 legs with a known distance from 1 Aug 2025 to 31 Jul 2026. The fleet's trips bunch at <150 nm; 34% were under 300 nm and 37% over 900 nm.

Source: The Aircraft Ledger