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Learjet 35
The Learjet 35, also bought by the US Air Force as the C-21A, is a light business jet certified in 1974, with the 35A becoming the highest-production Learjet variant.
Learjet 45
The Learjet 45, also known as the Lear 45 XR, is a twin-engine midsize business jet built by Bombardier in Wichita, Kansas, flown from 1995 until production ended in 2012.
Learjet 60
The Learjet 60 is a midsize business jet produced by Learjet, a Bombardier company, in Wichita, Kansas, type-certified in 1993 as a Learjet 55 derivative.
Learjet 70/75
The Learjet 70/75, also called the Bombardier Learjet 70 and 75, are light business jets built in Wichita and the final Learjet models, produced from 2013 to 2022.
LEAV Aviation
LEAV Aviation is a German charter and ACMI airline headquartered in Cologne, founded in 2020, which operates Airbus A320-200 aircraft on wet-lease contracts and scheduled leisure flights under the IATA code KK.
Leaving on a Jet Plane
"Leaving on a Jet Plane" is a 1966 John Denver folk song that became the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary's only number-one hit in 1969.
Lee Moak
Lee Moak, born Donald Lee Moak in 1957, is an American former Marine fighter pilot and Delta captain who served as president of the Air Line Pilots Association from 2011 to 2014.
Leeds Bradford Airport
Leeds Bradford Airport, also known as Yeadon Aerodrome or Yeadon Airport, is the main commercial airport for Yorkshire, England, opened in 1931 and England's highest airport.
Leipzig/Halle Airport
Leipzig/Halle Airport, also known as Schkeuditz Airport, is a German airport between Leipzig and Halle, opened in 1927 and DHL's European cargo hub since 2008.
Leonardo AW609
The Leonardo AW609, formerly the Bell/Agusta BA609, is a civil tiltrotor aircraft by Leonardo with rotating engine nacelles, first flown in 2003 and still pending FAA certification.
Leonardo M-346
The Leonardo M-346 Master is an Italian twin-engine advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft built by Alenia Aermacchi, first flown in 2004 and chosen by about 20 countries.
Leonidas Squadron
The Leonidas Squadron, also known as Selbstopfer, was a late-World War II Luftwaffe suicide unit intended to fly the piloted Fieseler Fi 103R Reichenberg, a manned V-1 flying bomb.
Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava
Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR/LKMT), at Mošnov 20 km from Ostrava, is the Czech Republic's largest regional airport: 3,500 m runway, H24, 506,201 passengers in 2025, cargo hub, Moravian-Silesian Region owned.
Let L-410 Turbolet
The Let L-410 Turbolet is a Czech 19-seat twin-engine turboprop built for short take-off and landing from unpaved runways. First flown in 1969, more than 1,200 have been built and operate in over 60 countries.
Let's roll
"Let's roll" is the phrase passenger Todd Beamer said aboard hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 on September 11, 2001, before passengers moved to retake the plane.
Lexington-class aircraft carrier
The Lexington class was a pair of US Navy aircraft carriers, USS Lexington and USS Saratoga, converted from battlecruisers under the Washington Naval Treaty and commissioned in 1927.
Liat Air
Liat Air, also known as LIAT20, is a regional airline based in Antigua that flies routes across the Eastern Caribbean. It began flying in 2024.
Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103
Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 1103 was a passenger flight from Benghazi to Tripoli that collided with a Libyan Air Force MiG-23 in December 1992, killing everyone aboard.
Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114
Libyan Arab Airlines Flight 114 was a passenger flight from Tripoli to Cairo whose Boeing 727 was shot down by Israeli fighters over Sinai in 1973, killing 108 of 113 aboard.
Liebherr-Aerospace
Liebherr-Aerospace is the aerospace and transportation systems segment of the Liebherr Group, headquartered in Toulouse and founded as Liebherr-Aero-Technik by Hans Liebherr in 1960, supplying aircraft systems worldwide.
Lift (2024 film)
Lift (2024) is a Netflix heist action comedy directed by F. Gary Gray, starring Kevin Hart as art thief Cyrus Whitaker, whose crew steals $500 million in gold from a plane mid-flight; released January 12, 2024, with mixed-to-negative reviews (Metascore 40, 30% Tomatometer).
Lifting body
A lifting body is a wingless aircraft or spacecraft that generates lift from its fuselage shape, allowing a returning space vehicle to maneuver and land on a runway.
Light aircraft
A light aircraft is a small fixed-wing airplane used for general aviation, flying other than scheduled commercial transport. The Piper J-3 Cub, first built in 1937, became its archetype.
Light aircraft carrier
A light aircraft carrier, also called a light fleet carrier, is a carrier smaller than a fleet carrier, displacing 10,000 to 20,000 tons and built more quickly and cheaply.
Light aircraft pilot licence
The light aircraft pilot license (LAPL) is an EASA pilot license allowing holders to fly light aircraft up to 2,000 kg non-commercially, carrying at most 3 passengers.
Light-sport aircraft
A light-sport aircraft (LSA) is a United States category of small, simple aircraft certificated by the FAA against industry consensus standards rather than full type certification, created in 2004.
Line Operations Safety Audit
The Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) is a voluntary, non-punitive observational program in which trained peer observers ride flight decks and record how airline crews manage threats and errors.
Line-oriented flight training
Line-oriented flight training (LOFT) is a simulator-based airline training method in which a flight crew flies an uninterrupted, real-time scenario to develop coordination and decision-making.
Link 16
Link 16 is a secure, jam-resistant NATO and US tactical data link giving aircraft, ships, and ground units a common tactical picture updated in near real time.
Link Trainer
The Link Trainer, nicknamed the "Blue Box" and marketed as the "Pilot Maker," was a mechanical flight simulator built from 1929 to 1972 by Edwin A. Link of Binghamton, New York.