When the iconic Learjet first flew in October 1963, it heralded the beginning of an era of luxurious, chic, and fast executive jets. The Learjet 23 was so quick—with a top speed of 561 mph and a ...

The Lear Jet first flew in 1963 and within a few years would become synonymous with private jets. Here an early model 23 is the first private jet at the Van Nuys airport.

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army Contracting Command-Redstone Arsenal, in coordination with the Army Fixed Wing Project Office, awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to Bombardier Defense (Learjet, Inc ...

A Learjet 36A will take off from Wichita on April 30 and attempt to fly to the South Pole, the North Pole, and back to Wichita in just three days to raise funds for the restoration of the first Lea… ...

The Learjet 23, owned by Wichita, Kansas-based Classic Lear Jet Foundation, was the third of its kind to be manufactured and the first to be delivered to a customer. It was built in 1964 ...

Earlier in December 2023, the US Army had awarded a firm-fixed-price contract to Bombardier Defense (Learjet, Inc.) to procure a Global 6500 jet aircraft for the HADES program.

In 1963, the first Learjet 23 rolled out of the company’s manufacturing plant in Wichita, and on March 28, the last, a Learjet 75, emerged from that same facility in Kansas. On Wednesday ...

German investigators have disclosed that the pilots of a Learjet 35A were training for a simulated engine failure at take-off when the aircraft fatally crashed at the Hohn military airfield.

A Learjet will depart from Wichita this week as pilots try to fly to the South Pole, then the North Pole and back to Wichita in three days. The “Polar Mission,” more formally known as polar ...

Lear Jet 23-003 has historical significance. “Business aviation was alive and well in 1962 to 1964 when Bill Lear first came to town and started building the jet,” Rowe said.

App Users: watch video here The plane ended up in Kentucky through a military surplus program. The state said it was valued at $1 million. After filing an open-records request, WLKY discovered the ...