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Here’s how you can fly the same private jets as famous entertainers, sports stars, business executives and billionaires

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You’ve probably read stories about the types of private jets owned or used by your favorite celebrities, sports stars, business moguls, and billionaires. Now we show you not only their favored private jets, but how you can fly in the same type of aircraft, including pricing and access through charter, jet cards, and fractional ownership.

Comparing the Bombardier Global 7500, Global 6000, Global 5000, Global Express, and Global XRS

Like Coke or Pepsi, Mercedes or BMW, for many private jet users, it’s either a Gulfstream or Global Express, not both

Before Gulfstream acquired Galaxy Aerospace in 2001, a Gulfstream simply referred to the very top of the private jet market, the Ritz-Carlton of private jets, the Rolls Royce of business jets, take your choice.

Those signature oval windows made a Gulfstream easy to spot from the other side of the runway.

However, times change and Canadian manufacturer Bombardier Business Aircraft has over the past two decades firmly positioned its Global Express family of ultra-long-haul private jets as a fierce rival to Gulfstream.

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Oprah Winfrey and Steven Spielberg are Global Express owners, as is Herb Kohler and Tony Robbins.

In addition to full ownership, there are options for fractional ownership, leases, on-demand charter, and jet card membership for the Global family.

Inside VistaJet’s new Bombardier Global 7500

Fleet operators include Crystal Luxury Air, Flexjet, NetJets, OJets, Qatar Executive, and VistaJet. Clay Lacy, JetEdge, and Priester Aviation each manage Globals that are available for on-demand charter.

NetJets, Flexjet, and VistaJet: Comparing the large cabin options

Additionally, there’s more in the future. In 2018, Corporate Jet Investor reported, “Rolls-Royce has developed two new Pearl engines for the aircraft and Bombardier has reprofiled the wings compared to its existing Global 5000 and Global 6000 aircraft. This means that the Global 5500 will be able to fly 5,700 nautical miles and the Global 6500 some 6,600 nautical miles.”

Bombardier Global Express family

Global 7500
Global 6500
Global 6000
Global 5500
Global 5000
Global Express
Global Express XRS

Comparing Global Express models available in the fractional, lease, jet card, and on-demand charter markets

Aircraft	Global 7500	Global 5000	Global 6000	Global Express	Global Express XRS
Fractional Ownership or Lease	Yes – 2021	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Fleet Size (May 2020)	2	222	293	145	165
Jet Card	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
On-Demand Charter	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Cabin Height	6.25	6.25	6.25	6.25	6.25
Cabin Width	8.17	8.17	8.17	8.17	8.17
Cabin Length	54.40	42.47	48.35	48.35	48.35
Baggage Volume (sq. ft.)	195	195	195	190	195
Seats	14	13	13	12 to 13	Varies
Sleeps	8	7	7	6 to 7	6 to 7
Range – Seats Full (nm)	7,700	5,200	5,890	5,940	6,055
Max. Range 4 pax (nm)	N/A	5,350	6,080	6,125	6,226
Max. Cruise Speed (mph)	690	588	588	581	588
Normal Cruise Speed (mph)	652	561	561	561	561
Long Range Cruise Speed (mph)	652	471	471	459	471
Launch	2019	2005	2012	1999	2005
End	In Production	In Production	In Production	2005	2012