Stevens Aviation celebrated delivery of the first Lear4Ever-modified Learjet 35 at a ceremony held at the company’s Greenville, S.C. headquarters on August 26. The first modified Learjet 35 was delivered to Steve Bass, who bought the airplane from Stevens after the mods were accomplished. In addition to interior and exterior refurb work, the main elements of the Lear4Ever program are new Universal Avionics glass-panel avionics with synthetic vision and Raisbeck ZR Lite performance modifications.
The Learjet 35 is the second Learjet and the second Part 25 jet to receive FAA approval for installation of the Universal Avionics package. Stevens Aviation last year certified the Universal installation in a Learjet 25 owned by long-time Learjet pilot and operator Roger Humiston, who was on hand to witness the delivery of the first Lear4Ever Learjet 35. Much of the work done on Humiston’s Learjet 25 helped Stevens get a jump start on the Learjet 35 program. Stevens is an authorized Learjet service center, and the modification can be done at any of its five locations.
