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Signature Aviation's FBO at California's Van Nuys Airport Hosts Charity Airplane Art Painting Project

Learjet 60 being converted into a mural at Van Nuys Airport in California — Local children and their families helped turn a retired former Dreamline Aviation Learjet 60 into a work of art at Van Nuys Airport in California. (Photo: Art Takes Flight)

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

July 21, 2023

Signature Aviation recently played host to a unique charity event at its Van Nuys Airport FBO in California. The company partnered with nonprofit group Arts Bridging the Gap and local charter provider Dreamline Aviation on “When Art Takes Flight,” an event that brought a team of professional mural painters together with local children and their families to paint one of Dreamline’s retired Bombardier Learjet 60s.

During a pre-event planning session for what would eventually become the design of the mural, a student drew a bird in an open cage. As the power of that image was discussed, it seemed to the project organizers that as the children warmed to the idea, they were no longer afraid to leave their cage.

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