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Executive Jet Airways was founded in 1964 in Columbus, Ohio. The name was later changed to Executive Jet Aviation (EJA).

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Hamel, P.G., Park, G.D. (2023). Learjet Events. In: The Learjet History. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-06031-1_15

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