Gallery: The Week In Business Aviation 2021 Oct. 18-22

It is estimated that each airplane in the U.S. commercial fleet is struck by lightning on average every 1,000 flight hours. Read the full story.

On Nov. 17, 2017, a Caravan operator in Belize found a new way to have an accident - hitting an automobile just after liftoff. Read the full story. 

The investigation of the Cessna 208 Caravan collision and ditching in Belize. Was the pilot at fault? Read the full story.

As more drones take to the air to solve some of the world’s problems, technology companies are at the forefront creating innovative data and digital solutions while improving safety on the ground. Read the full story.

Behind the stories from the annual business aviation show in Las Vegas last week. See the target markets for the BBJ MAX and Falcon 10X, and find out why industry experts believe the pandemic has in fact created more lucrative interest in the segment. We've posed some questions about all the events that happened at NBAA last week. Can you answer them? 

Three crewmembers and 18 passengers evacuated safely after their McDonnell Douglas MD-87 left the runway and caught on fire Oct. 19 while attempting to take off from Houston Executive Airport in Brookshire, Texas. Read the full story.

There’s still time to enter the 2021 Aviation Week Photo Contest. If you have taken images that are as good or better than this or others in the gallery, enter via AviationWeek.com/photo-contest. Have a look at the gallery of impressive images.