2024 In Review: Business Aviation's Top Trending Stories
The business aviation landscape experienced significant transformations in 2024. Join us as we explore the top five most-read stories of the year that captured our readers' attention and sparked meaningful discussions.
Among this year's most popular stories are the threat of GPS spoofing, Learjet's round-the-world record, and the details behind some notable tragic crashes.
The Serious Threat Of GPS Spoofing: An Analysis
A serious threat to the safety of air navigation has emerged in recent weeks, occurring to a wide range of civilian transport aircraft while traversing airspace in which deviations would lead to intrusions into Iranian airspace without a clearance.
Learjet 36A Crew Departs Wichita For Record Round-The-World Flight
Founder of air ambulance provider Global Jetcare, Bart Gray, alongside three additional pilots and an observer, took to the skies in a Learjet 36A at 11:49 p.m. CDT on April 3, departing Wichita for the start of a 60-hr., 11-stop, round-the-world record-setting flight flying westbound.
Westwind Thrust Reversers Deploy Unexpectedly, Part 1
An Israel Aircraft Industries’ IAI 1124 Westwind business jet rolled over and crashed while on approach to Sundance Airport (HSD) in Yukon, Oklahoma, on March 18, 2019. A video surveillance camera at the airport recorded the aircraft on short final approach pitching up, rolling left and then becoming inverted before descending to the ground.
Engine Warnings Alerted Challenger Pilots Before Crash
Master warnings alerted the flight crew to engine issues before a Bombardier Challenger 604 crashed on Interstate 75 near Naples, Florida, on Feb. 9, killing both pilots, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a preliminary accident investigation report.
Textron Pauses Beechcraft Baron, Bonanza Orders
Textron Aviation has paused taking orders for its Beechcraft Baron G58 and Bonanza G36 aircraft, with an order book for the aircraft stretching three years into 2027.
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