Wichita-based Classic Lear Jet Foundation, a newly-formed nonprofit organization, is acquiring the first Learjet delivered to a customer, Learjet 23-003, with plans to restore the aircraft to ...

The all-composite aircraft is earmarked for certification and service entry later next year. The 50-year-old Learjet 23 is widely regarded as one of the most important business aircraft in history.

The Learjet 23, first built in Wichita, Kansas in 1962, took its first flight Oct. 7, 1963. A foundation has acquired the first one ever sold.

In the early 1960s, the Learjet 23 created a revolution in business aviation. As the world’s first light regional jet, the 23 had a svelte military fuselage, wing-tip fuel tanks and a top speed ...

Much fuss was made over it on the occasion of the company’s 45th birthday in 2008 when the new, eight-seat Learjet 85 was announced.This latest aircraft is recognisably the successor to classic 23.

In the early 1960s, the Learjet 23 created a revolution in business aviation. As the world’s first light regional jet, the 23 had a svelte military fuselage, wing-tip fuel tanks and a top speed ...