Latest Aerospace Headlines
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SpaceX Satellites Falling Out of Orbit After Being Hit by Solar Storm
Feb 11 2022 // SpaceX’s newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm. Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launched last week have either reentered the atmosphere and burned up, or are on...
NASA Concerned About SpaceX Satellite Deployment Plan
Feb 10 2022 // The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) raised concerns about SpaceX’s plan to deploy about 30,000 satellites for its Starlink, as have some major companies. Elon Musk’s SpaceX previously...
FAA Proposes Rules to Protect Certification Workers From Manufacturer Interference
Feb 8 2022 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Monday it was issuing draft guidance seeking to protect aviation employees who perform government certification duties from interference by airplane manufacturers and...
NASA: Earth’s Temperature in 2021 Was 1.5 Degrees F Above Baseline
Feb 3 2022 // Earth’s global average surface temperatures in 2021 were 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit (0.85 degrees Celsius) above the average for NASA’s baseline period, a new report shows. The average tied with 2018 as the sixth...
FAA Expects Addressing Safety Issues to Cause Only ‘Minimal Disruptions’ to Air Travel
Feb 3 2022 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is confident that aviation safety concerns about 5G C-Band deployment will be addressed “safely with minimal disruptions,” the head of the FAA will tell U.S. lawmakers...
People Moves: Chubb Hires Global Aerospace’s Abbott; Brit Names Chaganty as Chief Data Officer; WTW Taps Marsh’s Gardner for GB Renewable Energy & Power Team
Feb 1 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb Global Markets, Brit Ltd. and Willis Towers Watson. A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Global Markets Appoints Abbott as Product Head...
Families of Crash Victims Want Boeing 737 Settlement Reopened
Jan 28 2022 // Relatives of passengers who died in crashes of Boeing 737 Max jets are pressing Attorney General Merrick Garland to help them re-open a settlement that shielded Boeing from criminal prosecution for misleading federal...
FAA Discloses 50 Airports That Will Have 5G Buffer Zones
Jan 10 2022 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday disclosed a list of 50 U.S. airports that will have buffer zones when wireless carriers turn on new 5G C-band service on Jan. 19. AT&T and Verizon Communications on...
Appeals Court Revives Boeing 737 MAX Shareholder Lawsuit
Jan 10 2022 // A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived a pension plan’s 2019 shareholder lawsuit against Boeing Co officers and directors alleging they had made false public statements about the 737 Max. The plane was involved in...
Qatar Airways Seeks More Than $600M in Dispute Over Airbus A350’s Surface Flaws
Jan 7 2022 // Qatar Airways is seeking more than $600 million in compensation from Airbus over surface flaws on A350 jetliners, according to a court document shedding new light on an escalating business feud worth $4 million a day. The...
Airbus Faces €300 Million Lawsuit From Group of Investors Over Bribery Scandal
Jan 7 2022 // Airbus SE is facing a 300 million euro ($340 million) lawsuit from a group of investors over allegations it failed to properly disclose a sprawling corruption scandal and subsequent settlement. The lawsuit, filed in the...
Prosecutors Say Italian Supplier Produced 4,000 Flawed Parts for Boeing Over 5 Years
Dec 22 2021 // MILAN – An Italian supplier at the center of recent industrial snags on the 787 Dreamliner airplane produced more than 4,000 non-compliant parts destined for Boeing Co. over five years, a preliminary report from Italian...
FAA in Talks With Telecoms Over Aviation Safety Concerns of 5G Wireless
Nov 17 2021 // The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it is in direct talks with the telecom industry about its aviation safety concerns involving the planned use of spectrum for 5G wireless communications. “We are...
Boeing Reaches Compensation Terms With Victims of Ethiopian Airlines Crash
Nov 12 2021 // Boeing Co. agreed on Wednesday to acknowledge liability for compensatory damages in lawsuits filed by families of the 157 people killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash, according to a filing in U.S. District...
People Moves: Chubb Promotes Walker to Head of Aerospace; Fidelis Names Stewart, Davern as Co-Deputy CUOs, Bellamy as Head of Property Reinsurance
Nov 12 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details promotions at the insurers Chubb and Fidelis Insurance. A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Promotes Walker to Head of Aerospace Chubb announced the promotion...
Boeing Directors Reach $237.5M Settlement of Shareholders’ 737 MAX Safety Lawsuit
Nov 8 2021 // Boeing Co. current and former company directors have reached a $237.5 million proposed settlement with shareholders to settle a lawsuit over the board’s safety oversight of the 737 MAX aircraft, documents released on...
Boeing Shareholders Near Settlement Over 737 Safety Oversight: Reuters
Nov 5 2021 // Boeing Co. investors have reached an agreement with current and former company officers to settle a lawsuit over the safety oversight of the 737 MAX, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The proposed...
FAA Refers 37 Fights on Flights to FBI as Cases Rise
Nov 4 2021 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday it has referred more than three dozen unruly passengers to the FBI for potential criminal prosecution amid a sharp rise in onboard incidents this year. The FAA and...
FAA Raises Aviation Safety Concerns Over 5G Network Plan
Nov 2 2021 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has raised significant concerns about a plan to use spectrum for 5G wireless networks on aviation safety and is planning to issue a formal warning about the issue, according to...
North Dakota Aerospace School Halts Flights After Student Dies in Crash
Oct 22 2021 // The University of North Dakota’s aerospace school has cancelled all flight activities after a student pilot from Chicago died in a plane crash. The University of North Dakota plane went down about 8:30 p.m. on Oct....
