On the eve of the NBAA convention, Bombardier marked Learjet's 50th anniversary by presenting the first two Model 75s off the line to their new owners: a real estate businessman and a Canadian ...

That if it flew, I couldn’t sell it. Well, I did, and it did, and I could.” Thus spoke the late Bill Lear. That’s Lear — as in the Learjet, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.

In Pictures: The Learjet over 50 years. Contributed to The Globe and Mail. Published October 30, 2013. Share.

Here's a picture story of the Gates Learjet Longhorn 50 series. This jet was the first prototype undergoing a flight test over its Wichita, Kan., base, and it featured on the cover of the June 4 ...

Learjet has recorded a 99.6 percent dispatch reliability for the 60 series, and expects that to grow to 99.7 percent with the XR. And with some modifications to maintenance procedures the airplane ...

The FINANCIAL — Bombardier Business Aircraft and GlobalParts.aero have entered into a strategic collaboration for all inventory of the Learjet 20, Learjet 30, and Learjet 50 series aircraft ...

If you're lucky enough to fly in a jet, Richardson-based Flexjet says the newest line of aircraft coming out is the latest and greatest. The new Learjet 85 is taking to the skies 50 years after ...

Butler Aviation's STC for ADS-B Out applies to Learjet ... assessed potential damage a drone impact could cause to critical flight surfaces on aircraft such as a Boeing 737 and Learjet 30/40/50.

Learjet 55s comprise the least compliant fleet, ... assessed potential damage a drone impact could cause to critical flight surfaces on aircraft such as a Boeing 737 and Learjet 30/40/50.

The aircraft maker talks to CNET about advances made in the 50 years since its first private jet took to the skies. Learjet 85's private, high-tech luxury to cost a mere $20.8M - CNET X ...

Only about 50 were built, ... Learjet will not rely on bonding — glue, in other words — to hold most of the completed structures together.

When the iconic Learjet first flew in October 1963, ... 24 with a crew of four broke 18 records on a round-the-world flight, spanning a distance of 22,992.8 statute miles in 50 hours, 39 minutes.