Adrian Portelli's Bombardier Global 6000 VH-AP7 lands in Sydney after short hop from Bullio

Adrian Portelli's Bombardier Global 6000, tail number VH-AP7, landed at Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (YSSY) on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 03:10 UTC. The aircraft had departed Bullio Airport (YBLO) at 02:57 UTC, making the flight just 13 minutes long. The Bombardier Global 6000 is an Ultra Long Range jet with a range of 6,000 nautical miles and a ceiling of 51,000 feet. It typically seats 13 passengers and can carry up to 17. On this trip, the aircraft covered a great-circle distance of 45 nautical miles, or 52 miles, at an average ground speed of 208 knots. Its top ground speed reached 315 knots, and its highest altitude was 9,575 feet. The flight burned an estimated 93 US gallons of fuel, producing about 897 kilograms of CO2, roughly equal to driving a car 2,221 miles.

Bullio Airport sits at an elevation of 2,133 feet. Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport has a longest runway of 12,999 feet and an elevation of 21 feet. The Bombardier Global 6000 has a top speed of Mach 0.89, or 513 knots. The aircraft was originally built as a Global Express XRS with advanced avionics.

The aircraft's home base is Melbourne Essendon Airport (YMEN) in Essendon Fields, Australia. Before this flight, the last tracked landing for VH-AP7 was on October 18, 2026, at Essendon Fields, coming from Adelaide. The plane had been on the ground for about five days before Friday's short hop. In the 30 days before this flight, the aircraft logged one flight totaling 1.1 hours in the air, with estimated CO2 emissions of about 4,397 kilograms. The only other recent flight by the same owner was on October 18, from Adelaide to Essendon Fields, a 1-hour-4-minute trip covering 350 nautical miles.

The distance from the aircraft's home base at Melbourne Essendon Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport is 380 nautical miles. The plane had been on the ground for about five days before the short flight, with its previous tracked landing on October 18 at Essendon Fields.

Adrian Portelli founded LMCT+, a Melbourne-based members' club that runs prize competitions for cars, cash and property. He is known for his supercar collection, which earned him the nickname "Mr Lambo," and for buying houses on the reality series The Block. He also had a $5 million Lamborghini yacht shipped from Italy to Australia that year. Sydney is a major business and media hub, and Portelli's company LMCT+ operates nationally. No specific public event tied to Portelli was scheduled in Sydney on this date.

The Bombardier Global 6000, registered as VH-AP7, has a Mode S hex that is not yet published in public databases, which is typical for a recent registration. The airframe details are registry-confirmed, and the hex is pending. The aircraft's fuel burn is estimated at 430 US gallons per hour. This flight used about 1 percent of the aircraft's maximum range.