The Learjet 55 was a low-wing cantilever monoplane with NASA-developed winglets, which gave rise to the nickname Longhorn. The aircraft has a T-tail and is powered by two Garrett TFE731 …

On January 31, 2025, shortly after 6:00 p.m. EST (23:00 UTC), a Learjet 55 operated by Med Jets SA de CV on behalf of Jet Rescue Air Ambulance as Med Jets Flight 056, performing a …

1 day ago · The Learjet 55 was transporting a pediatric patient from Philadelphia, where she had completed treatment, to her home in Mexico, said Shai Gold, a spokesman for Jet Rescue Air …

12 hours ago · While the Learjet 55 is an older model, the experts agreed, they are still in wide use and are considered reliable, well suited for medical transport because they’re large …

1 day ago · The Learjet 55 plane carried two passengers including a child patient, and four crew, according to Shai Gold, an official with operator Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, in a post on LinkedIn.

1 day ago · The plane, a Learjet 55, quickly disappeared from radar after taking off and climbing to an altitude of 1,600 feet. It was reportedly airborne for only about 40 seconds and fell from …

1 day ago · A Learjet 55 business jet crashed after departing Northeast Philadelphia airport the evening of 31 January, with video showing what is purportedly the jet slamming into the …

Jet Rescue Air Ambulance said that their pilots are highly trained and fly hundreds of flights every year. NBC10 investigative reporter Claudia Vargas has more on the safety of these medical jets.

1 day ago · A Learjet 55 medevac flight crashed shortly after departure from Northeast Philadelphia Airport (PNE | KPNE) on 31 January. The flight departed at approximately …

The Learjet 55 "Longhorn" is a low-wing cantilever business jet manufactured by Bombardier Learjet. Development of the Learjet 55 began in April of 1978, and its first flight took place a …