The small charter aircraft, with Ajit Pawar on board, took off from Mumbai around 8 am and crashed near Baramati airport during a landing attempt 45 minutes later.

The Baramati airport operated without basic navigational aids, a dedicated fire tender or a professional air traffic control service.

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,

The Learjet aircraft crashed in Maharashtra's Baramati on Wednesday morning, killing Ajit Pawar and four others on board.

Breeze Airways (MX, Salt Lake City) is set to add two Learjet 45 s to transport parts, engineers, and reposition flight crews, founder David Neeleman told Aviation Week Network. The move follows the example of Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras, which Neeleman founded and where he remains the chairman of the board.

Aviation department sources said that Learjet 45 falls under the mid-size plane category, which also includes Citation and Hawker. By contrast, the Falcon plane is a super mid-size aircraft and can accommodate up to 10 passengers. CM is now mostly using Falcon plane for travelling purposes, said sources.

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others were killed after a chartered aircraft crashed on Wednesday morning near Baramati airport, sending shockwaves across the state. The aircraft,

The ministry said, “The aircraft reported on the final approach of Runway 11 and the runway was not in sight to them. They initiated a go-around in the first approach. After Go Around, the aircraft was asked about its position and crew reported on final approach of runway 11.”