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 ...

Here’s how Learjet became the plane of choice for the ultra-wealthy—and what caused its star to fade. The Launch That Shook Private Aviation In 1962, inventor Bill Lear founded what would become ...

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WICHITA—One year after completing a record-setting westbound around-the-world flight, Global Jetcare’s Bart Gray has set site on the next mission—a polar mission to circumnavigate the globe from pole ...

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 ...

Classic Lear Jet Foundation has gutted the fuselage of Lear 23-003, the first production Learjet, as part of its goal of fully restoring it to flight status. The work is being done in space donated by ...