Brenda Lear, a British expatriate who was married to the late Bill Lear Jr., said her late mother-in-law, Moya Lear, kissed the nose of the first Learjet as it came off the factory line, so she kissed ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Learjet flying to the South Pole, then to the North Pole, took off from Wichita Wednesday night. It’s an ...

The 1964 Lear Jet 23, registered N200Y with the FAA and also known by its manufacturer’s serial number, 23-003, in flight. “It was the first plane that was specifically built as a business jet,” said ...

Bombardier’s Wichita facility took delivery of the first wing shipment for the Learjet 85, bringing the company’s largest and first composite Learjet closer to roll out and first flight. Bombardier ...

Learjet. For generations, the name has been synonymous with business jets, with more than 3,000 of the small private jet planes delivered since the first Learjet 23 flew in 1963. In an age when ...

As the unofficial historian of Learjet, Dick Kovich admits he’s “actually done dumpster diving” to save items related to the iconic brand. That’s why he and other former Learjet employees and ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Learjet flying to the South Pole, then to the North Pole, took off from Wichita Wednesday night. It’s an effort to raise money for the Classic Learjet Foundation to restore ...

The Learjet 23 went into production in 1962 and took its first flight Oct. 7, 1963. “It was the first plane that was specifically built as a business jet,” said Dick Kovich, a former Learjet employee ...