That’s why he and other 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 ...

In the early 1960s, the Learjet 23 created a revolution in business aviation. As the world’s first light regional jet, the 23 had a svelte military fuselage, wing-tip fuel tanks and a top speed of 561 ...

The Learjet23 pioneered the concept of the business jet. Introduced in 1964, this fearsome plane was small, fast, efficient, and had excellent performance. Over 60 years later, Learjets are no longer ...

There it sat on a lonely section of the ramp at Bartow Executive Airport (KBOW) in Florida, looking threadbare, forlorn, and forgotten. Its paint, sun-bleached to a dull, flat finish, was of an ...

Learjet 45 and 45XR, built from 1998 to 2012 and only the second clean-sheet Learjets since the 1963 Learjet 23, have a lot going for them. Unlike previous Learjets, they have a non-circular fuselage ...

Learjet, the sleek private jet used by celebrities for decades, is ending production this year, following a slump in demand due to competition from newer and less-expensive rivals. By Allison Lampert ...