A tragic aviation accident in Maharashtra’s Baramati has left the nation in shock, claiming the lives of everyone on board a Learjet 45 aircraft. Among the victims was Captain Sumit Kapur, the pilot in command, whose daughter shared a deeply emotional tribute that has touched thousands on social media.

The Learjet 45XR is a high-performance, super-light business aircraft known for its speed, fuel efficiency and ability to fly at high altitudes.

A chartered Learjet 45 crashed during a second landing attempt at Baramati airfield, killing India’s Maharashtra deputy chief minister and four others.

According to flight tracking data from Flightradar24 and statements from the DGCA, the aircraft attempted an initial landing around 8:30 AM but failed, possibly due to poor visibility. It then made a second approach before crashing at approximately 8:45 AM near the Baramati runway threshold.

Sundown Jet (San Fernando, AR) has added a first Learjet 40XR, the company announced on social media. Chief executive Federico Giménez told ch-aviation the aircraft was added to maintain the continuity of the Learjet 40 and Learjet 45 series within the fleet.

Mumbai: The flight data recorder, also known as the black box, of VT-SSK that crash landed at Baramati airfield on Wednesday was recovered by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB). Sources say that the probe is being led in the direction to ascertain if the determining factors were driven by in-cockpit decision-making,