Editing Learjet (section)

{{Short description|Manufacturer of business jets}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Learjet
| logo = Bombardier-Learjet.svg
| logo_size = 150px
| defunct = 2021
| fate = Acquired by [[Bombardier Aerospace]] in 1990, production ceased in 2021
| successor = 
| foundation = 1962<ref name=enbri>[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/850225/Bombardier-Inc Bombardier Inc.], [[Encyclopædia Britannica]]</ref>
| founder = [[Bill Lear]]
| location = [[Wichita, Kansas]], U.S.
| parent = [[Bombardier Aviation]] (1990–2021)
| subsid = [[Brantly Helicopter Corporation]] (1966–1969)
}}

'''Learjet''' was a manufacturer of [[business jet]]s 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.<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://businessaircraft.bombardier.com/en/news-events/bombardier-marks-major-milestone-delivery-3000th-learjet-aircraft-manufactured |title= Bombardier Marks Major Milestone with Delivery of 3,000th Learjet Aircraft Manufactured |date= 2 Jun 2017 |publisher= Bombardier}}</ref> The Learjet line was once sufficiently popular that the Learjet name became [[generic trademark|synonymous and interchangeable]] with the terms business jet or private jet in the popular vernacular.<ref name=BBC2021>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56317270 |title=Goodbye to the original celebrity private jet |last=Harper |first=Justin |date=March 12, 2021 |access-date=September 26, 2021}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/bombardier-announces-the-elimination-of-1-600-positions-and-end-of-the-learjet-1.5304555|title=Bombardier announces the elimination of 1,600 positions and end of the Learjet|first=Jon|last=Victor|date=February 11, 2021|website=Montreal}}</ref><ref name=BBC2021/>