Latest Aviation Headlines
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FAA’s Failure to Act on Safety Risks Blamed for Midair Collision at Reagan Airport
Jan 28 2026 // The US Federal Aviation Administration’s failure to monitor and act on safety risks in the airspace near Washington was among a number of systemic failures safety officials blamed for last year’s midair...
Updated: 6 Killed in Private Plane Crash at Maine Airport
Jan 27 2026 // Six people were killed in a single plane crash Sunday night at Bangor International Airport in Maine, according to local officials, correcting what appears to have been a report from the federal government that seven...
Car Crashes Into Detroit-Area Airport Ticket Counter, Injuring 6
Jan 26 2026 // A car crashed through the entrance of the Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on Friday evening, striking a ticket counter and injuring six people, airport officials said. The driver was taken into custody, the Wayne...
FAA Finalizes Airport Rules Imposed After Army Helicopter Collision With Airliner
Jan 26 2026 // The temporary rules imposed after last year’s collision of an airliner and an Army helicopter to improve the safety of the crowded airspace around Washington D.C. are being made permanent, the government announced...
Storm Leaves 1 Million Without Power, Forces 10,000 Flight Cancellations
Jan 26 2026 // More than 1 million customers in the U.S. as far west as New Mexico were without electricity and over 10,000 flights were canceled on Sunday during a monster winter storm that paralyzed eastern and southern states with...
Schrager Hampson Aviation Acquires Delaware’s Einstein Insurance
Jan 13 2026 // Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance Group (SHAIG) announced the acquisition of Einstein Insurance Inc., an aviation insurance agency based in New Castle, Delaware, Einstein Insurance Inc. became part of Schrager Hampson...
FAA Notice Warned of Slackline Before Deadly Arizona Helicopter Crash
Jan 13 2026 // Federal aviation records show that a week before a fatal helicopter crash, a notice was issued that a tightrope would be stretched across a mountainous area of Arizona, providing a warning for pilots to watch out for the...
Pilot Dies in Plane Crash at Provincetown Airport
Jan 5 2026 // A small private plane with only the pilot on board crashed at Provincetown Municipal Airport on Cape Cod on Sunday. The pilot was pronounced dead at the scene. According to officials of the Massachusetts seaside town, the...
Cessna Jet Tied to Nascar Driver Greg Biffle Crashes in North Carolina
Dec 19 2025 // Former Nascar driver Greg Biffle and his family are believed to have died when their Cessna Citation corporate jet crashed just minutes after taking off from a regional airport in North Carolina. “Although the...
Cold Weather Flights: Best Practices from Lessons Learned
Dec 15 2025 // Most aviation accidents are due to human error. An estimated 69% of general aviation non-commercial fixed-wing aircraft accidents in 2021 were caused by pilot mistakes. The right winter preparation, though, can help you...
Engine Failure Forces United Airlines Flight to Return to Dulles Airport
Dec 15 2025 // A United Airlines light bound for Tokyo was forced to return to Dulles International Airport in northern Virginia on Saturday afternoon after experiencing an engine failure during departure, the Federal Aviation...
Beijing Court Orders Malaysia Airlines to Pay Damages to Families of MH370 Victims
Dec 10 2025 // A Beijing court has ruled Malaysia Airlines must pay 2.9 million yuan ($410,000) each to the families of eight passengers who went missing in the disappearance of Flight 370 more than a decade ago. The court ordered the...
People Movers Still in Use at Dulles Airport Despite Recent Crashes
Dec 4 2025 // People movers will continue darting across Dulles International Airport for years to come, despite recent incidents that have revived safety questions for passengers who use them. At the Nov. 19 meeting of the Metropolitan...
Airline Pilots Hide Mental Health Struggles to Keep Flying
Dec 3 2025 // Annie Vargas could see her son slipping away and pleaded with him to seek help. But her son, Brian Wittke, a 41-year-old Delta Air Lines pilot and father of three, pushed back, terrified that getting treatment for...
Airbus Says Quality Lapses on A320 Panels Need Inspection
Dec 2 2025 // Airbus SE suffered a one-two punch on its popular A320 airliner after revealing a quality issue on some fuselage panels — just days after a software glitch on about 6,000 jets required emergency upgrades. “Airbus...
Air France, Airbus Dispute Pilot Roles in Rio-Paris Crash
Dec 1 2025 // Air France and Airbus clashed over the role of pilots in a mid-Atlantic crash that killed 228 passengers and crew more than 16 years ago as the two companies fought corporate manslaughter charges at the climax of an...
Joby Aviation Sues Air-Taxi Rival Archer in California Over Trade Secrets
Nov 24 2025 // Electric air-taxi company Joby Aviation has sued rival Archer Aviation in California state court for allegedly stealing its trade secrets, according to a complaint made public on Thursday. Joby said in the lawsuit, filed...
People Moves: IQUW Taps Munich Re’s Gregory as Reinsurance Underwriter; The Fidelis Partnership Names Dlugosch From Swiss Re as Group Head of Aviation
Nov 20 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at IQUW and The Fidelis Partnership. A summary of these new hires follows here. IQUW Taps Gregory From Munich Re as Underwriter in London Reinsurance...
Mobile Lounge Crash Into Dock at Dulles Airport Injures 18 People
Nov 11 2025 // A vehicle transporting passengers at a Washington, D.C.-area airport hit a dock at the building Monday afternoon, sending 18 people to the hospital, according to officials. A mobile lounge, which transports passengers...
United Airlines Seeks to End Lawsuit Over Windowless ‘Window Seats’
Nov 11 2025 // United Airlines has asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it unfairly charged passengers extra money to sit in “window seats” that, to their surprise, lacked windows. Passengers filed proposed...
