Blue Bird Aviation Key Facts

  • As of 2026-09-17, 6 Blue Bird Aviation airframes were observed flying in the previous 30 days.
  • 0 airframes were unobserved for 7 to 29 days, and 0 airframes are classified as stored or unobserved for 30 or more days.
  • Blue Bird Aviation is a historic carrier with no active commercial flights observed in the current window.
Active Airframes 6 Observed in last 30 days (88% utilization)
Fleet Financing Structure 100% Owned · 0% Leased 6 owned · 0 leased tails
Modernity & Carbon Rating Grade B (-12% Fuel) 33.3% Next-Gen (neo/MAX/A350/787)

Fleet Ownership & Lessor Financing Exposure

Analysis of institutional aircraft operating lessors financing Blue Bird Aviation's fleet portfolio.

Balance Sheet vs Leased Fleet Split

Carrier Owned: 100% (6 aircraft) Operating Leases: 0% (0 aircraft)

Financing Lessors with Portfolio Exposure

Fleet primarily financed via direct capital purchases and internal treasury facilities.

Fleet Age Distribution

Distribution of observed airframes by age bracket as of 2026-09-17.

AIRFRAME COUNT 0 2 3 5 6 0 0-4 yrs 6 5-9 yrs 0 10-14 yrs 0 15-19 yrs 0 20+ yrs
Blue Bird Aviation Fleet Age Distribution
Age BracketAirframe Count
0-4 yrs0
5-9 yrs6
10-14 yrs0
15-19 yrs0
20+ yrs0

Observed Fleet Locations

Global distribution of last-observed airport locations for Blue Bird Aviation aircraft.

45°N 0° (Equator) 45°S 90°W 0° (Prime) 90°E YBAS YBAS - Alice Springs Airport: 1 airframes observed KGWO KGWO - Greenwood–Leflore Airport: 1 airframes observed KAFW KAFW - Perot Field/Fort Worth Alliance Airport: 1 airframes observed KGYR KGYR - Phoenix Goodyear Airport: 1 airframes observed KMZJ KMZJ - Pinal Airpark: 1 airframes observed KAMA KAMA - Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport: 1 airframes observed KROW KROW - Roswell Air Center Airport: 1 airframes observed KVCV KVCV - Southern California Logistics Airport: 1 airframes observed

Observed Airframes

Registration / Tail Aircraft Type Mode S Hex Lessor / Owner Status Last Observed Airport Estimated Age
5Y-VVX De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 04c073 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
5Y-VVW De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 04c074 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
5Y-VVY De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 04c0ae Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
5Y-VVZ De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 04c0af Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
5Y-VVU De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 04c0d1 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years
5Y-VVO De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 04c0f9 Carrier Owned ACTIVE Unassigned 6.5 years

Weekly Active vs Stored Airframes

Active Operations Stored / Boneyard Idle MOVEMENTS / WK 0 5 10 15 2 4 5 6 W34 W35 W36 W37
Weekly Active Trends for Blue Bird Aviation
WeekActiveIdleStored
W34222
W35411
W36510
W37600

Inferred Route Network

Observed airport pair connections during the 8-week rolling observation window.

Origin Airport Destination Airport Observed Weekly Flights Status
No specific route pairs recorded in the current window.

Historical Incidents

No major fatal incidents recorded in the safety directory for Blue Bird Aviation.

Latest News Mentions

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See Also

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