Charter company Hop-A-Jet has filed a lawsuit against GE Aerospace, Bombardier, and several maintenance providers over the 2024 crash of a Challenger 604 in Florida that killed two pilots and injured two passengers and a flight attendant.
The lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the Southern District of Florida, alleges that corrosion-related defects in the aircraft’s GE CF34-3B engines led to the dual-engine failure that forced the jet to attempt an emergency landing on Interstate 75 near Naples. The Challenger struck a sound barrier and burst into flames.
The complaint names GE Aerospace as the primary defendant, arguing that the company knew for years about corrosion issues within the CF34 engine family but failed to adequately warn operators or issue effective…more
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