As Time Flies By, Learjet Celebrates 50 Years
Bombardier celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first flight of its Learjet 23 over the weekend, with numerous customer Learjets on display.
Bombardier celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first flight of its Learjet 23 over the weekend, with numerous customer Learjets on display.

The 50th anniversary yesterday of the maiden flight of the first Learjet–the Model 23, on Oct. 7, 1963–begged to be celebrated, and Bombardier obliged with gusto, holding two events at its main assembly facility in Wichita over the weekend. Invited were current and former employees and their families, several special guests and owners and operators who brought examples of almost every Learjet ever produced. Only the Learjet 55 was absent, as the aircraft planned for the celebration could not make it at the last minute.