Latest Aviation Headlines
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Update: Hong Kong Sets Rainfall Record as Deluge Disrupts Flights
Aug 5 2025 // Hong Kong set a rainfall record for August after violent storms lashed the city on Tuesday, leading to flight delays and commuter chaos. About 356 millimeters (14 inches) of precipitation was recorded at the Hong Kong...
Air Lease Profit, Revenue Rise on Insurance Payout and Aircraft Demand
Aug 5 2025 // Aircraft lessor Air Lease Corp. reported a rise in second-quarter profit and revenue on Monday, due to a $344 million insurance claim settlement plus robust aircraft rental demand. Aircraft lessors have benefited from...
UK Air-Traffic Outage Caused by Radar Canceled 150 Flights
Jul 31 2025 // The air-traffic control outage that disrupted UK flights on Wednesday afternoon was caused by an unspecified radar-related issue, leading to more than 150 canceled flights in one of the busiest travel periods of the...
Increasing Drone Incidents Near Airports, Stadiums Prompt Alarm, Officials Say
Jul 23 2025 // U.S. officials told a Senate committee on Tuesday that there have been more than 3,000 drone events near American airports since 2021, including 11 aircraft this year that reported taking evasive action to avoid...
Alaska Air Resumes Flights After IT Outage Led to Grounding
Jul 22 2025 // Alaska Air Group Inc. continued to recover on Monday after temporarily grounding its entire fleet due to a data center equipment failure that affected several of the carrier’s key operating systems. Eighty-three...
FAA Updates Altitudes, Changeover Points for Safe Airspace Navigation in Alaska
Jul 17 2025 // The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final rule amending the instrument flight rules (IFR) altitudes and changeover points for several Federal airways, jet routes, and direct routes in Alaska. These changes are...
Florida People Rush to Help Plane Near Airport Mayor Says Is Plagued With Crashes
Jul 16 2025 // Residents in a Miami suburb used an ax, fire extinguisher and garden hose to rescue four people from a small plane that crashed into a tree in yet another mishap near a busy South Florida airport. “It was nothing...
Four People Killed in Small Plane Crash at London Southend Airport, Police Say
Jul 15 2025 // All four people aboard a small plane that crashed shortly after taking off from London Southend Airport are dead, police said Monday. Essex Police said work continued to formally identify the victims of Sunday’s...
Tech Firms Warn ‘Scattered Spider’ Hacks Are Targeting Aviation Sector
Jun 30 2025 // Tech companies Google and Palo Alto Networks are sounding the alarm over the “Scattered Spider” hacking group’s interest in the aviation sector. In a statement posted on LinkedIn on Friday, Sam Rubin, an...
Indian Air-Safety Audit Finds Multiple Lapses at Airlines, Hubs
Jun 25 2025 // India’s aviation safety regulator found multiple aircraft-maintenance lapses in an audit of airlines and airports ordered after the crash of Air India flight AI171, including recurring defects that indicate...
5 Taken to Hospital in NC After Flight From Miami Hits Turbulence
Jun 24 2025 // Five people were taken to a North Carolina hospital after a flight from Miami hit turbulence Sunday night, officials said. Fire and rescue crews responded to the flight after it arrived at Raleigh-Durham International...
People Moves: Howden Belgium Appoints De Baets as CEO; Liberty Promotes Directors of 3 New Divisions for Marine & Aviation, Specialty, Property
Jun 23 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Howden and Liberty Specialty Markets (LSM). A summary of these new hires follows here. Howden Belgium Appoints De Baets as CEO Howden, the London-based...
Airlines Weigh How Long to Suspend Middle East Flights After US Strikes in Iran
Jun 23 2025 // Airlines on Monday were weighing how long to suspend Middle East flights as a conflict which has already cut off major flight routes entered a new phase after the U.S. attacked key Iranian nuclear sites and Tehran vowed to...
Deadly Air India Crash Will Harden Aviation Reinsurance Market: GlobalData
Jun 16 2025 // The fatal crash of Air India flight AI171 on June 12, 2025 is expected to send ripple effects across the global aviation insurance market, significantly affecting insurers and reinsurers in India and globally, according to...
Update: Boeing 787 Headed to London from India Crashes With 242 on Board
Jun 12 2025 // More than 200 bodies have been recovered at the crash site of a Boeing Co. 787 Dreamliner operated by Air India that was bound for London, according to police officials. Flight AI171 crashed shortly after taking off in...
Trump FAA Nominee Calls Near-Miss Incidents at DC Airport Unacceptable
Jun 11 2025 // President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday that the 85 near-miss incidents at Reagan Washington National Airport since 2021 were unacceptable. On January 29, a Black...
Expanding Missile Threats and Airspace Closures Are Straining Airlines
Jun 11 2025 // Proliferating conflict zones are an increasing burden on airline operations and profitability, executives say, as carriers grapple with missiles and drones, airspace closures, location spoofing and the shoot-down of...
Senators Propose Air Safety Reforms for National Airport After Fatal Collision
Jun 6 2025 // A group of seven Democratic senators on Thursday introduced sweeping air safety legislation after a fatal collision between an Army helicopter and an American Airlines regional jet in January near Reagan Washington...
Newark Airport Runway to Reopen Monday After Construction
Jun 2 2025 // A runway at Newark Liberty International Airport will reopen on Monday nearly two weeks ahead of schedule following several chaotic weeks of equipment outages, runway construction and air traffic control staffing shortages...
Boeing Agrees to Resolve US Criminal Case Over 737 Crashes
May 27 2025 // Boeing Co. has reached a tentative agreement with the US Justice Department that would allow the planemaker to avoid criminal charges for two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jets more than six years ago. The settlement was...
