Stevens Aviation extends life of Learjets with Lear4Ever

The FAA has awarded multiple supplemental type certificates (STCs) to Stevens Aviation for a comprehensive avionics and airframe modification package for t

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

September 30, 2008

The FAA has awarded multiple supplemental type certificates (STCs) to Stevens Aviation for a comprehensive avionics and airframe modification package for the Learjet 35 called the Lear4Ever program. Based on an up-close look at the airplane used for certification, the upgrade appears to deliver on early promises and is sure to pique the interest of operators of the iconic business twinjet.

The first modified Learjet 35 was delivered on August 26 to Steve Bass at a ceremony held at Stevens Aviation’s Greenville, S.C. base, where the work on the Learjet was accomplished. In addition to interior and exterior refurb work, the main elements of the Lear4Ever program are new Universal Avionics glass panel displays with synthetic vision and Raisbeck ZR Lite performance modifications. The first Lear4Ever Learjet 35 is at the NBAA static display, and Stevens is also showing demos of the Universal EFI-890R avionics package in a fuselage mockup at its booth (No. 5400).

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