S3E17 - Hop-A-Jet on Loss, Leadership & the Challenger 604 Accident
Published: April 29, 2026
Duration: 1:00:36
In this episode of The VIP Seat, Jessie Naor and Preston Holland sit down with Barry Ellis, CEO of Hop-A-Jet, for an important and deeply candid conversation following the release of the NTSB final report on the February 2024 Challenger 604 accident in Naples, Florida.
Barry reflects on the loss of pilots Ed Murphy and Ian Hoffman, the extraordinary actions of the flight attendant and passengers who survived, and the difficult realities of leading an aviation company through an accident response.
The conversation also examines the NTSB’s findings, including corrosion in both en...