The historic Learjet, the luxury private aircraft made famous during the 1960s by the likes of Frank Sinatra, Marlon Brando and Dean Martin, will end production during fourth quarter 2021, the victim of flagging demand and profitability.
In lieu of Learjet, Bombardier, which acquired Learjet Corp. in 1990, will concentrate its resources on its larger and more profitable business jets, including its Challenger and Global lines.
The jet’s storied history was remembered this way by CNN: “Elvis Presley reportedly borrowed Sinatra’s Learjet to elope to Las Vegas in 1967. It was mentioned in the lyrics of the 1972 Carly Simon song, ‘You’re so vain,’ in which she sang ‘You flew your Learjet up to Nova Scotia, to see the total eclipse of the sun.’ These days, celebrities seem to prefer competitors like Gulfstream (Tom
