Learjet had hung on in recent years despite relatively few product updates, the failure of the Learjet 85 programme and heightened competition in the light-jet segment. “Bombardier… will end ...

In the early 1960s, the Learjet 23 created a revolution in business aviation. As the world’s first light regional jet, the 23 had a svelte military fuselage, wing-tip fuel tanks and a top speed of 561 ...