A Learjet flight alongside supersonic F-5 fighter jets became one of the most intense aviation experiences imaginable after the civilian business jet entered the world of military high speed flying.

From left: Kirby Ezelle, Bart Gray, Josh Podlich and John Bone are the crew of the Pole to Pole Learjet mission. Travis Heying The Wichita Eagle A Learjet will depart from Wichita this week as pilots ...

A historically significant Learjet 23 (aircraft 23-003), the third ever built and first delivered to a customer, was discovered in a derelict state after 12 years of abandonment at a Florida airport.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Learjet flying to the South Pole, then to the North Pole, took off from Wichita Wednesday night. It's an ...

Listen in to hear from Bart Gray, who is leading a flight to circumnavigate the globe from pole to pole in a Learjet 36A, and Rick Rowe from the Classic Lear Jet Foundation, an organization in the ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Learjet 36A will take off from Wichita next week, head to the South Pole and then the North Pole, and return to Wichita in just three days. The Global Jetcare Learjet 36A will ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - On April 30th, a small crew departed from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport with a goal to make history by flying a Learjet airplane over the North and South poles ...

Captain Tim Watts, Manager of Gama Aviation's Learjet fleet, is swapping the flightdeck for terrafirma after 21 years of flying with the Farnborough and Sharjah -based business aviation company. He ...

Learjet is ready to fly the 85, Mother Nature is not. Bombardier Aerospace’s new Learjet 85 is ready to fly. Now it’s just waiting on the weather. A spokesperson with the company said that won’t ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A Learjet flying to the South Pole, then to the North Pole, took off from Wichita Wednesday night. It’s an effort to raise money for the Classic Learjet Foundation to restore ...