VH-8LA · ICAO: 7CADAC · Heavy jet
Fuel burn
450 gal/hr
CO₂ per hour
4,323 kg
Car miles equiv.
10,700
Solomon Lew is one of Australia's most durable retail operators, chairman of Premier Investments, whose Just Group holds Just Jeans, Portmans, Jay Jays, Dotti, Jacqui E, Peter Alexander and the Smiggle stationery chain. Born 1945; he began in the family rag trade and has been a significant, and frequently activist, shareholder in Coles Myer, Country Road and Myer over four decades.
VH-8LA is a Bombardier Global 7500 (BD-700-2A12), Mode S hex 7CADAC. Registration is with Luft Aviation Charter Pty Ltd, a Melbourne aircraft-management operator, so the airframe is held through a manager — hence `planeOwner`. Base is Essendon Fields.
Note · We track Solomon Lew's planes, not Solomon Lew in person. Flight data shows when and where each plane flew. It does not show who was on board.
Aircraft owner
Luft Aviation Charter Pty Ltd
Home base
Melbourne Essendon Fields (YMEN · MEB)
Where is Solomon Lew's private jet right now?
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How much CO₂ do Solomon Lew's private jet flights emit?
Over the last 1 completed flight we tracked, Solomon Lew's private jet spent about 13 hours in the air. We estimate that flight put out 55.7 metric tons of CO₂.
Total flights
1
Total CO₂
55.7t
Flight hours
13h
What private jet does Solomon Lew own?
We track one private jet for Solomon Lew: a Bombardier Global 7500 with tail number VH-8LA.
Where has Solomon Lew's private jet flown?
This is the last flight we tracked for Solomon Lew's private jet. Open a flight to see its route map, time in the air, top altitude and speed.
CompletedVH-8LAOct 24, 2026, 12:04 AMDepartureYMEN — Melbourne Essendon Fields AirportArrivalOMDW — Al Maktoum International Airport
CompletedVH-8LA
Oct 24, 2026, 12:04 AMDeparture
YMEN — Melbourne Essendon Fields Airport
Arrival
OMDW — Al Maktoum International Airport
Flight path
Duration
12h 53m
Max altitude
49,025 ft
Max speed
514 kts
Arrived
Oct 24, 2026, 12:57 PM
Owner matches come from the FAA registry, adsb.lol (ODbL) and ADSB.fi data, and SEC filings. They may be incomplete or out of date. Methodology · Report an error. For observational use only.