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26Mar

By Salomón MarcoNo Comments

History

How Learjet Failed…

Ask anyone to name a private jet, and they will respond with the same company: Learjet. Yet despite having created the modern business jet, the company's recent ceasing of aircraft production clearly signals how Learjet as a company, has failed... In its nearly 60 year history, the company delivered a total of 3058 aircraft to customers on every inhabited continent, becoming an icon in the process. But alas, the company is little more than a shell of its once-great self. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); History Before we can discuss how and why Learjet has failed, we must first look at the background of the company and how it has evolved over the years. Founding In 1962, self-taught American engineer Bill Lear decided enough was enough. ...

2Oct

By Charles Yongzheng1 Comment

Executive

Learjet 75: The End of an Era…

The newest addition to an aviation dynasty that's almost 60 years old - including the world's first business jet - the Learjet 75 was supposed to be just another member of an aviation dynasty almost everyone's heard of. Yet whilst it has sold over 150 times since 2013 (alongside the shorter range Learjet 70), the Learjet 75 has also marked the end of an era, as Bombardier (Learjet's parent company) ceased production of the jet in 2021. In effect, this has ended the Learjet dynasty that started all those years ago with the Learjet 23... (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Background In the early 1970's, Learjet engineers were developing a stretched variant of its popular Learjet 25 design with newer engines. Introduced to service in 1974, it wa...

Learjet 45: Learjet’s Most Famous Private Jet Yet

24Oct

By Gareth SeagullNo Comments

Executive

Learjet 45: Learjet’s Most Famous Private Jet Yet

When it was introduced, the Learjet 45 was among the most successful private jets of its time. To this day, the Learjet 45 is Learjet's second best selling private jet, behind the Learjet 35. Although the aircraft is over 20 years old (which is quite old for a business jet) there are still well over 500 Learjet 45s in service all around the world. In total, there have been 642 Model 45s sold. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Development Prior to the Learjet 45, Learjet had been in the business jet industry since the beginning, having produced the first business jet (in the form of the Learjet 23, in 1964). All of Learjet's previous aircraft had been derived from the Learjet 23. Usually these aircraft were a lengthened/shortened variant of it w...