Lear Jet Foundation News Today

Founder of air ambulance provider Global Jetcare, Bart Gray, plus three pilots and an observer, took to the skies in a Learjet 36A at 11:49 p.m. CDT on April 3.

A plane attempting to break the world record for fastest flight across the world made a pit stop in Salinas Thursday morning.

Bart Gray, founder of Global Jetcare, plans to complete the flight in a Learjet 36A, one of six Learjets in Global Jetcare’s fleet.

A group wanting to restore the first Learjet ever sold — the one that started the business jet industry — has hit a major milestone.

The historical aircraft was the third to roll off the production line and the first to be delivered to a customer.

After sitting on a ramp in Florida for 27 years, Lear Jet 23-003, the first one delivered to a customer, is ready for restoration to begin.

The Lear 23-003, the first Learjet 23 to enter service, returns to Wichita from Florida for renovation returning the historic jet to flying condition.

Wichita-based Classic Lear Jet Foundation is acquiring the first Learjet delivered to a customer, Learjet 23-003, with plans to restore it to flying condition.

The full restoration of Lear Jet 23-003 will shine well-deserved light on the first purpose-built business jet.