The aeroplane people charter when the flight is long enough that the cabin matters more than the schedule. London to Singapore without landing, a full size bed at the back, and a galley a chef can actually work in.
At a glance
Manufacturer figures for the type. Every quote names the actual aircraft, its layout and its real performance on your date.
Why this one
Most private aircraft give you one space and ask everybody to share it. The Global 7500 gives you four, and that is the whole argument for the type. Three people can hold a meeting at the conference table while two more watch something in the lounge and one sleeps, properly, in a bed with a door closed behind it. On a fourteen hour sector that is not a luxury, it is the reason anyone arrives able to work.
It also solves the arithmetic that catches people out on long trips. A smaller ultra-long-range jet will do London to the Far East, but often with a stop, or with a payload restriction that means somebody's luggage stays behind. This aircraft carries a full cabin, full bags and full fuel on the sort of sector that used to need a technical stop in the Gulf or in Alaska.
Odyssey arranges the Global 7500 with licensed commercial operators, and our job is to get the trip right rather than to fill a particular aeroplane. If your trip is better served by something smaller, or by two aircraft, we say so.
On board
Layouts vary between individual aircraft, which is why we send you the floor plan of the one you are being offered rather than a brochure.
Honest comparison
| Aircraft | Published range | Typical charter seating | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global 7500 | 7,700 nm | 12 to 14 | Four separate zones and a real bedroom. One of the two largest purpose built business jets in charter |
| Gulfstream G700 | About 7,500 nm | 13 to 19 | Its closest rival, with a similarly long cabin and very large windows |
| Gulfstream G650ER | About 7,500 nm | 11 to 14 | The established long-range benchmark, quick, with a huge following worldwide |
| Global 6000 | About 6,000 nm | 11 to 13 | The same family, a generation back. Plenty for London to New York or the Gulf, and easier to find |
| Dassault Falcon 8X | About 6,450 nm | 12 to 14 | Three engines, a long thin cabin, and unusually good manners at short and difficult airfields |
Published manufacturer figures in still air with a light load. The wind on your date decides what is really non-stop. See ultra-long-range jets for how the class works as a whole.
Range on the map
The ring is the published range drawn as a true circle on the globe, which is why it bends on a flat map. Change the departure to see the reach from anywhere.
Bombardier Global 7500 from Farnborough Airport (FAB). The solid ring is the published range, 7,700 nautical miles; the dashed ring is 85% of it, 6,545 nautical miles, the still-air planning figure we use to leave a sensible reserve. Winds, payload and reserves reduce real range, so every trip is checked on the day.
Practical matters
There are not many of these aircraft, and the ones based in Europe are busy. A trip planned weeks ahead is straightforward. A trip planned on Thursday for Saturday usually means either a positioning flight from elsewhere in Europe or a different aircraft, and we will tell you which as soon as we know.
Runway matters at the long end. A departure with a full fuel load is comfortable from Stansted or Luton, and Farnborough handles the type routinely. Shorter fields such as Biggin Hill may want a lighter load on the longest sectors, which is a conversation with the operator rather than a rule. At the far end the same applies in reverse: an airfield that takes the aircraft easily on arrival may not allow a full fuel departure for the flight home in tropical heat.
Crew duty is the other thing worth knowing. A fourteen hour sector needs a reinforced flight crew, and that is planned days in advance, not on the morning. Tell us the trip early and the rest follows quietly.
Where it goes
Go a size down
Most European clients never use the last two thousand miles.
The alternatives
The G650ER and G700 do the same job with a different feel, and on a given date one of them is simply free when the other is not.
Both ends
A fourteen hour sector is undone by twenty minutes of confusion on the apron. We hold the cars at both ends, watch the aircraft in the air and move the pick up when the wind changes.
Request a quote
Route, date, how many of you and how much luggage. We come back with what is genuinely available, what it will do non-stop on that date, and an honest word if something smaller would serve you better. Nothing is booked or charged online.
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Questions people ask
That is one of the city pairs Bombardier quotes for the type, and the aircraft has flown considerably further on record attempts. Whether your flight on your date is non-stop depends on the wind, the payload and the departure airfield, and we confirm it with the operator before you commit.
A permanent full size bed in the aft suite on the standard layout, which is the main reason people choose this aircraft over a smaller long-range jet. Layouts do vary, so we send you the floor plan of the actual aeroplane.
Twelve to fourteen for a long flight. The certified maximum is higher, but filling the aircraft to it removes the separate spaces that make it worth chartering in the first place.
As early as you can. There are relatively few of these aircraft in Europe and the good ones are committed well in advance, particularly around holidays and major events.
We would offer a G650ER or G700, or a Global 6000 if the sector allows it, and explain plainly what you gain and lose with each.
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