Learjet
Sign in to saveLearjet was a manufacturer of business jets for civilian and military use based in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Founded in the late 1950s by William Powell Lear as Swiss American Aviation Corporation, it became a subsidiary of Canadian Bombardier Aerospace in 1990, which marketed the company’s aircraft as the "Bombardier Learjet Family". The 3,000th Learjet was delivered in June 2017. The Learjet line was once sufficiently popular that the Learjet name became synonymous and interchangeable with the terms business jet or private jet in the popular vernacular. In February 2021, Bombardier ann
Key facts
- Company.name
- Learjet
- Company.logo
- Bombardier-Learjet.svg
- Company.logo_size
- 150px
- Company.fate
- Acquired by Bombardier Aerospace in 1990, production ceased in 2021
- Company.founder
- Bill Lear
- Company.location
- Wichita, Kansas, U.S.
- Company.parent
- Bombardier Aviation (1990–2021)
- Company.subsid
- Brantly Helicopter Corporation (1966–1969)
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Wikidata facts
- Employees
- 4975
- Official website
- businessaircraft.bombardier.com/en/aircraft
- Image
- Learjet45-gama.jpg
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- Commons category
- Learjet
- inception
- 1962-01-01
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1990-06-29
- Commons gallery
- Learjet
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- Acquisition by Bombardier
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- Aircraft
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Learjet was a manufacturer of business jets for civilian and military use based in Wichita, Kansas, United States. Founded in the late 1950s by William Powell Lear as Swiss American Aviation Corporation, it became a subsidiary of Canadian Bombardier Aerospace in 1990, which marketed the company’s aircraft as the "Bombardier Learjet Family". The 3,000th Learjet was delivered in June 2017. The Learjet line was once sufficiently popular that the Learjet name became synonymous and interchangeable with the terms business jet or private jet in the popular vernacular. In February 2021, Bombardier announced the end of production for all new Learjet aircraft in 2021, with the continuation of support and maintenance for aircraft currently in service.
==History== thumb|right|The company's first aircraft, the Learjet 23