On April 3, 2024, a Learjet 36A (N41GJ) began a global circumnavigation to raise funds for the Classic Lear Jet Foundation. Dubbed the "Century Mission," this project commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first aerial world flight in 1924. Global Jet Care, a Florida-based air ambulance provider, donated the aircraft, and private sponsors support the expedition, which aims for a record 60-hour completion time.
The funds raised by this initiative are destined to fund the restoration back to flying condition of one of the first production Learjets, an airframe that was delivered in 1964.
The Century Mission set off from Wichita, Kansas, a city that’s the historical home of the Learjet production line.
The flight path will take Global Jetcare founder Bart Gray and four other pilots and crew members in a westbound direction, with stopovers planned at 11 different airports in California, Hawaii, the Marshall Islands, Palau, Singapore, India, Dubai, Egypt, Italy, Portugal and Canada. If everything goes according to plan, the voyagers are expected to touch down again in Wichita 54 hours and 30 minutes after their initial departure.