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[ Business Aviation ]February 13, 2021 9:31 am ET
By Ian McMurtry

Bombardier Posts Mixed 2020 Results, Announces Learjet Retirement

Bombardier continued its quest for stabilization following a difficult 2020, announcing numerous changes across the company as it seeks to achieve profitability. The most recent casualty will be the Wichita-based Learjet, which will cease production in the fourth quarter of 2021. Asset Disposals Generated Much-Needed Cash Bombardier’s recent asset disposals…

[ Business Aviation ]March 16, 2018 8:00 am ET
By Ian McMurtry

The Lapse of the Learjet in Today’s Saturated Business Jet…

With the latest waves of business jets hitting the market over the last few years such as the Cessna Citation Latitude and Longitude, Dassault Falcon 7x and Bombardier Global 7000, there is one aircraft, however, that will not see a new model in the market, the Learjet. Learjet was once…

[ Business Aviation ]June 25, 2017 11:54 am ET
By Hemal Gosai

Trip Report: JetSmarter Private Club to the Nation’s Capital

Making the best use of 'Summer Fridays' at work, I made the decision to take last Friday off and hop on a flight using a service that many have never heard of: JetSmarter. Background on JetSmarter JetSmarter is a subscription-based private jet club. They have several charter shuttle operations across…

[ Business Aviation ]April 30, 2017 9:11 pm ET
By Ian McMurtry

Building the Backbone: Wichita

Welcome to the Building the Backbone series. In this short series, AirlineGeeks staff writers will go in depth in the history of cities that have helped create the backbone for aircraft building and have become icons for their advancements in aviation. The series will be brought to you by people who…