Posted on May 29th, 2019
Posted on May 28th, 2019
Bombardier to send LearJet 85 to NBAA 2014 Bombardier will give the new LearJet 85 its public debut at the 2014 NBAA convention next week in Orlando, Florida. JetOptions will be attending NBAA 2014 convention. The aircraft will be the first prototype, or FTV1 (Flight Test Vehicle 1), as Bombardier calls it. FTV1 was…
Posted on May 26th, 2019
Posted on March 20th, 2019
Bombardier has decided to delay the inaugural flight of its new Learjet 85 business jet, originally set for Thursday, due to unfavorable weather conditions. Pierre Beaudoin, the company’s chief executive, revealed at an investor conference in New York that the Learjet 85’s first test flight will take place as soon as weather permits. This new…
Posted on March 10th, 2019
Learjet 85 aircraft completed its first flight Bombardier Aerospace announced that the Learjet 85 aircraft successfully completed its first flight, achieving a major milestone in a business aircraft development program that will redefine the midsize segment. This first flight marks the start of the Learjet 85 aircraft’s flight test program leading up to the first customer…
Posted on March 1st, 2019
Posted on February 22nd, 2019
The first wing shipment for Bombardier’s Learjet 85 jet has arrived at the company’s Wichita assembly line. It is now in the process of being readied for mating to the fuselage of Flight Test Vehicle one (FTV1). Alongside the arrival of the first complete Learjet 85 aircraft wing, the fuselage for FTV2 has completed its…
