The Learjet Polar Mission crew has successfully crossed into both the southern and northern polar regions and has returned to Wichita. Skip to content. KSN-TV.

On April 30th, a small crew departed from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport with a goal to make history by flying a Learjet airplane over the North and South poles of the world.

A Learjet succeeded with its first goal of crossing into the southern polar region on Friday. It came after a weather delay that kept the crew in Argentina longer than expected.

The Learjet 60 was fitted with highly flat-rated 4,600-lb.-thrust Pratt & Whitney Canada PW305A turbofans, enabling the new model to reach to FL410 in 18 min. and thus restoring the brand’s ...

A number of former Learjet employees and aficionados have kept tabs on the first Learjet ever sold to a customer: 1964’s Lear Jet 23, registered N200Y with the FAA and also known by its ...

The pilot of the Learjet that took off without clearance and almost collided with a JetBlue flight at Logan International Airport over the winter blamed Boston’s cold temps and a stuffy nose … ...

Learjet pilot in near-miss with JetBlue took off without permission, investigators say. David Koenig. Associated Press. Federal investigators said Thursday that the pilot of a charter jet took off ...

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 ...

Rescue crews have suspended their search for three people who were aboard a Learjet that plunged into the Pacific Ocean about a mile from a Navy-owned island off the coast of San Diego, U.S ...

The FAA says the Learjet repeated instructions to stay put but took off anyway. A JetBlue flight and a Learjet had a "close call" at Logan Airport Monday, February 27, 2023.

An air traffic controller instructed the pilot of the Learjet to line up and wait on Runway 9 while the JetBlue Embraer 190 landed on Runway 4-Right, which intersects Runway 9, the FAA said.

Learjet 60, Embraer 190 Have ‘Close Call’ at KBOS A JetBlue Embraer E190 and Hop-A-Jet-operated Bombardier Learjet 60 were involved in a near-collision at Boston Logan airport on February 27.