There it sat on a lonely section of the ramp at Bartow Executive Airport (KBOW) in Florida, looking threadbare, forlorn, and forgotten. Its paint, sun-bleached to a dull, flat finish, was of 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 ...

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 ...

WICHITA—A group of former Learjet employees have formed a new nonprofit organization called the Classic Lear Jet Foundation with big plans to restore the first Learjet to be delivered to a customer.

Wichita-based Classic Lear Jet Foundation, a newly-formed nonprofit organization, is acquiring the first Learjet delivered to a customer, Learjet 23-003, with plans to restore the aircraft to flying ...

The Classic Lear Jet Foundation looks to restore Lear 23-003-the first delivered example of the brand-to its original factory appearance, as well as to flight-worthy status, the removal of the cabin ...

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 ...