Frank Sinatra, like many celebrities (and businesses, as well) moved from owning a larger, modified commercial airplane and into a 6-seater Learjet 23. This was in 1965, and Sinatra’s liberal ...

Created by American entrepreneur Bill Lear, the Learjet 23 first took off from Wichita, Kansas in 1963, forging a new market for modern business aircraft with owners like Frank Sinatra ...

Lear Jet 23-003, the third built and first delivered of its kind, is returning to Wichita for restoration. Courtesy of Classic Lear Jet Foundation The first Learjet plane to be delivered to a ...

The goal is to raise money for the restoration of Lear Jet 23-003 which is the first Learjet delivered to a customer in 1964. “For Wichita, Learjet is the airplane that started the business jet ...

The mission is intended to raise money to restore Lear Jet 23-003, the first Learjet to ever be delivered to a customer on Oct. 13, 1964, Rowe said in a phone call. The foundation is in the early ...

Lacy's original flight in a Learjet 23 aircraft made aviation history, marking the first time a business jet made a round-trip flight across the U.S. between sunrise and sunset on the same day.