A class action lawsuit has been filed against several aviation companies, including Bombardier Inc., the company that made the jet that killed two pilots in Naples in February 2024.
THE DEADLY CRASH
On February 9, 2024, the aviation community was rocked when a Hop-A-Jet aircraft equipped with GE CF34-3B engines suffered catastrophic dual engine failure, the lawsuit said. The crash happened on I-75 when the pilots attempted to make an emergency landing. The crew and passengers survived, but claimed the lives of two pilots: Edward Daniel Murphy and Ian Frederick Hofmann.
ALLEGATIONS OF CORPORATE NEGLIGENCE:
The lawsuit claims there was a corporate cover-up by General Electric (GE), the manufacturer of the defective engines. According to court documents, GE had knowledge of serious corrosion defects in CF34 engines for years and actively concealed this information.
Allegations in the lawsuit include the suppression of evidence, such as undisclosed video footage of secret inspections, and restricting service bulletins to select engine variants despite awareness that the defect affected all CF34 engines…