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Learjet was a manufacturer of business jets for civilian and military use based in Wichita, Kansas, United States.Founded in the late 1950s by William Powell Lear as Swiss American Aviation Corporation, it became a subsidiary of Canadian Bombardier Aerospace in 1990, which marketed the company’s aircraft as the "Bombardier Learjet Family".
By 2016, production of Learjet 70 had been temporarily discontinued due to lack of orders (with Learjet 75 still being produced at that time). [13] The 100th Learjet 75 was delivered in June 2017. [14] By January 2019, Bombardier had delivered 132 Learjet 40/40XRs, 454 45/45XRs, and nearly 130 70/75s, including 24 in 2016 and 14 in 2017. [4]
The Learjet 35 is one of Bombardier's most successful light jets and remains one of the fastest in its category on the private jet charter market. [1] The Learjet 35 has been used to film aerial sequences for movies. A camera-equipped Learjet 35 was used to film some of the aerial sequences for the 1980 film The Final Countdown.
By 1998, doing business as Business Jet Solutions, Flexjet had 41 aircraft, including the Learjet 31A, Learjet 45, Learjet 60, and Challenger 600 series, serving more than 200 clients. [6] At one time, Flexjet offered not only fractional ownership and jet card but also aircraft charter services. Flexjet entered the charter market in 2000 when ...
The 1964 Lear Jet 23, registered N200Y with the FAA and also known by its manufacturer’s serial number, 23-003, on Oct. 13, 1964, before it was delivered to the first Learjet customer, Chemical ...
Bombardier Inc. (French pronunciation: [bɔ̃baʁdje]) is a Canadian business jet manufacturer. [2] Headquartered in Montreal, the company was founded in 1942 by Joseph-Armand Bombardier to market his snowmobiles and became one of the world's biggest producers of aircraft and trains.
The Learjet 25 is similar to the Model 24 but is 1.27 m (4 ft 2 in) longer, allowing for three additional passengers. In 1970 the Learjet 25B was produced along with the Learjet 25C in the same year. Type development continued with the Models 25D and 25G, which included more advanced CJ610-8A engines and a ceiling increase to 51,000 feet.
Bombardier Aviation is a division of Bombardier Inc. It is headquartered in Dorval, Quebec, Canada. [2] Its most popular aircraft included the Dash 8 Series 400, CRJ100/200/440, and CRJ700/900/1000 lines of regional airliners, and the newer CSeries (also known as the Airbus A220).