Let's wind the clock back and look at the history of the private jet. Many people – even some aviation experts — will tell you the Learjet 23, launched in the early 1960s, was the first true ...

Over 60 years later, Learjets are no longer being made, but the final Learjet model, the 75 Liberty, remains a unique choice in the light private jet world. Its in-flight performance is a core ...

The Learjet 35A, which was completing a private flight from Austin ... One person was on the Gulfstream jet but was not injured in the crash. First responders arrived within one minute of the ...

Here are the fastest private jets ever built: The LearJet 23 was the first successful purpose-built private jet. Along with developing the first car radio and 8-track tapes, Bill Lear founded ...

The Self-Taught Genius and His Jet By the time Sinatra and Martin ... By 1956, he became the first Westerner to fly a private aircraft into Moscow. Lear’s flying experience lit a fire inside ...

Investigators faulted the actions of the crew aboard the LearJet, operated by Hop-A-Jet, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based private charter company, on Feb. 27. The report included a photo that showed ...

“The Learjet name is still synonymous with private jet travel,” said Lynn Krogh, CEO of Denver-based International Jet Aviation. In 1979 when he co-founded the company — which, along with ...

3. Dale Earnhardt Jr. Dale Earnhardt Jr. is another popular name on the list and he navigates the skies in style in his Learjet 60. Dale Jr.'s private jet is registered as N8JR and was first under ...