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Learjet 31 (31-009)

 

 
Date: 24/02/1991

Location: SIR/LSGS

Photo: collection Skystef

Description: this factory fresh Learjet, the first one of this type to appear in Belgium, was registered to Jetset Business Airlines (referring to its regi) on April 27 1989 and arrived at its home base Charleroi airport a few weeks later, namely on May 11. Established on January 23 1989, the operational base became in the summer of 1989 Brussels Airport. Between November 3 1989 - April 13 1990 it was leased to Overseas National Airways and when this lease was terminated, the company was renamed Jet Business Airlines after a capital injection by Aeroleasing (of Switzerland), but it carried its entire operational life in Belgium the depicted livery with small "Jetset Business Airlines" titles (see also upper right inset). It left for the States on June 7 1995, being cancelled from the register a week later, namely on June 14. A few weeks later, on June 27, it became "N173PS" for Ossian Airways III Inc. 

 

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