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Will Airport Runway Close Calls Spur Wider Adoption of Cockpit Alert Technology?
Oct 7 2025 // As a Boeing 757 aircraft prepared to land, an audio alert started blaring in the cockpit: “Traffic on runway! Traffic on runway!” Seconds later, the same warning popped up on the navigation display. It prompted...
Two Delta Jets Collide While Taxiing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
Oct 3 2025 // Two Delta Air Lines Inc. regional jets collided at low speed while taxiing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on Wednesday night, causing minor injuries to one flight attendant and prompting regulators to open an...
Update: Munich Airport Disruptions Ease After Drones Halt Flights
Oct 3 2025 // Flight disruptions eased at Munich International Airport after drone sightings on Thursday led German authorities to suspend operations at the country’s second-biggest hub. Flight operations have been running...
People Moves: AXA XL Reinsurance Appoints Kopf From Swiss Re as Senior Underwriter Aviation; Aon Promotes Polanco as Iberia Reinsurance Leader
Oct 1 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL Reinsurance and Aon. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Reinsurance Appoints Kopf From Swiss Re as Senior Underwriter Aviation AXA XL...
FAA Extends Significant Flight Cuts at Newark Through October 2026
Sep 30 2025 // The Federal Aviation Administration said last Thursday it will extend significant flight cuts at Newark, one of the three main airports serving the New York City area, through late October 2026 as it continues to face an...
Update: Airbus, Air France Reject Blame Over AF447 Crash, After 16 Years
Sep 29 2025 // Airbus and Air France pleaded not guilty to manslaughter on Monday at the start of a new two-month trial over France’s worst air disaster, 16 years after a Paris-bound jet crashed into the Atlantic, killing all...
Boeing to Pay $50,000 Over Suicide of Quality Inspector
Sep 29 2025 // Boeing Co. agreed to pay at least $50,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of John Barnett, a whistleblower who took his own life last year. Barnett, a former Boeing employee, died in March 2024 at...
Collins Aerospace Working on Restoring Software for Airlines Hit by Cyberattack
Sep 25 2025 // RTX subsidiary Collins Aerospace is working on restoring its onsite passenger processing software for airlines after a cyber “intrusion” disrupted operations, the company said on Wednesday. Charlotte, North...
Denmark Reels From Second Drone Attack in a Week Halting Flights
Sep 25 2025 // Denmark endured the second drone attack this week as authorities probe Russian involvement in an earlier incident. Large professional drones spotted at five regional airports in Denmark disrupted flights and sparked a...
Drones, Systems Hack Test Europe’s Aviation Security Defenses
Sep 24 2025 // A hack hitting major airports across Europe followed by drone incursions in Copenhagen and Oslo are testing the weak spots of the region’s aviation infrastructure and raising fears about coordinated attacks leading...
Hong Kong’s Airlines Evacuate Planes as They Wait Out Typhoon Ragasa
Sep 24 2025 // As Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, approached Hong Kong this week, mass flight cancellations and lost revenue were not the only headache for airlines based at one of the...
Europe Airport Chaos Highlights Rise in High-Profile Ransomware Attacks: Cyber Experts
Sep 23 2025 // Cybercriminals are taking greater risks by hitting high-profile targets to get bigger payoffs and boost their online reputational clout, cybersecurity experts said, after a weekend hack crippled airport check-in systems...
Denmark Links Drones at Copenhagen Airport to Hybrid Attacks Across Europe
Sep 23 2025 // Denmark said drones that halted flights at its main airport on Monday were the most serious attack yet on its critical infrastructure and linked them to a series of suspected Russian drone incursions and other disruptions...
Hundreds of Flights Snarled at Dallas Airports Over Equipment Issues, FAA Says
Sep 22 2025 // Hundreds of flights in and out of Dallas were delayed or canceled Friday as telecommunications equipment issues disrupted one of the nation’s busiest airports, federal officials said The Federal Aviation...
Ransomware Hack Caused European Airport Delays, Canceled Flights
Sep 22 2025 // A cyberattack that forced airlines to cancel and postpone flights at several major European airports was caused by ransomware that disrupted the software used to process passenger check-ins, according to a European...
Boeing Faces $3.1 Million in Fines for Safety Violations
Sep 15 2025 // The Federal Aviation Administration said it would fine Boeing Co. $3.1 million for a series of safety violations that it uncovered over a space of several months between late 2023 and early last year. The violations...
Judge Questions DOJ Decision to Drop Boeing Independent Monitor
Sep 4 2025 // A U.S. judge on Wednesday held a three-hour hearing to consider objections to a deal between the Justice Department and Boeing that allows the planemaker to avoid prosecution on a charge stemming from two fatal 737 MAX...
Two Planes Collide Midair at Colorado Airport, Killing 1 And Injuring 3
Sep 3 2025 // One person was killed and three were injured when two small planes collided midair as they tried to land at an airport in northeastern Colorado, authorities said. A Cessna 172 and an Extra Flugzeugbau EA300 collided Sunday...
New Jersey Seeks Limits on Nonessential Helicopter Flights Citing Fatal NY Crash
Sep 2 2025 // New Jersey’s governor is asking federal officials to impose restrictions on nonessential helicopter flights in his state after a New York City sightseeing helicopter broke apart in midair in April, killing six...
Telecom Outage Halted Arriving Flights at Newark Airport, FAA Says
Aug 28 2025 // A telecom frequency outage prompted the Federal Aviation Administration Thursday to halt arriving flights at Newark Liberty International Airport for more than an hour, the latest tech issue to snarl flights at the airport...
