Charter Company Sues GE, Bombardier Over Florida Highway Crash

Two pilots were killed and three other occupants were injured in a 2024 Hop-A-Jet accident.

Zach Vasile

Thursday, October 09, 2025 at 09:00 AM ET

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Bombardier Challenger 600 [Credit: Adrian Pingstone/Wikimedia Commons]

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Hop-A-Jet, owner of a business jet that fatally crash-landed in Florida, is suing GE Aerospace, alleging its CF34-3B engines had a known and recurring corrosion defect that led to the crash.
The lawsuit claims GE Aerospace was aware of the persistent corrosion issue, failed to properly warn operators, and even attempted to conceal evidence, directly contributing to the engine failure.
Other defendants, including Bombardier, Learjet, and maintenance companies, are also implicated for alleged manufacturing deficiencies or failing to detect critical engine defects during inspections.

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The owner of a business jet that crash-landed on a highway in Florida, killing its two pilots and injuring three other occupants, is suing companies involved in the aircraft’s manufacture and maintenance.

Charter service Hop-A-Jet and two of its subsidiaries filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in September. The document places most of the blame for the crash on GE Aerospace, which makes the CF34-3B engines used by Bombardier’s Challenger 600 series.