Latest Aviation Headlines
All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Trusted Choice to Run National TV Ads
Sep 6 2006 // Trusted Choice will run TV commercials commencing in September and running for the next 12 months. Trusted Choice says the ads will give participating agencies the opportunity to maximize their exposure by running local...
Lawsuit Filed Against Comair Over Kentucky Plane Crash
Sep 5 2006 // The family of a woman killed when Comair Flight 5191 took off on the wrong runway and crashed in flames sued the airline, blaming it for the United States’ deadliest airplane disaster in five years. The lawsuit...
Weather Suspected in Russian Plane Crash
Aug 23 2006 // A Russian passenger jet crashed during a thunderstorm just minutes after sending a distress signal on Tuesday, killing all 170 people on board, including dozens of children. Emergency officials said preliminary information...
Bechtel Won’t Get San Jose Airport Job Because of Insurance Issues
Aug 22 2006 // The job of upgrading Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport won’t go to Bechtel Infrastructure Group, city officials announced. Negotiations between the city and the San Francisco-based contractor broke down...
Airlines Tighten Security, Cancel Flights Following Terror Plot
Aug 11 2006 // Passengers in the United States coped with heightened security at airports Thursday after authorities in London uncovered a terror plot aimed at airlines traveling from Britain to the U.S. American Airlines canceled six...
China Evacuates 433,000 Before Storm
Aug 10 2006 // More than 433,000 people have been evacuated from parts of China’s southeastern coast that are due to be hit by Typhoon Saomai, a government news agency reported Thursday Saomai was expected to hit the mainland on...
Thousands of Passengers Stranded after LAX Equipment Malfunction
Aug 9 2006 // Officials were investigating what caused a navigational system that helps guides planes onto arriving runways to fail, stranding thousands of passengers on hundreds of flights at Los Angeles International Airport and other...
OneBeacon Onboard ABC Aviation Property Program
Jul 24 2006 // The ABC Program, a subsidiary of Adrian N. Baker & Co., a national program administrator for regional airports and fixed-based operators, announced that its aviation property program – The ABC Program –...
Air Show Plane Crashes into Oregon Home, Killing Pilot
Jul 18 2006 // Federal aviation officials launched an investigation Monday into the cause of this weekend’s deadly plane crash in Oregon, which killed a pilot who had just taken off from the Hillsboro Air Show when his...
At least 120 Die in Russian Plane Crash
Jul 9 2006 // An Airbus 310 went out of control on landing at the Irkutsk airport early this morning, July 9 local time, crashing through a concrete wall into a building and then bursting into flames. At least 120 people are reported to...
Integro Hires Rolfe to Lead Aviation Practice in N.Y. Office
Jun 20 2006 // Terry Rolfe has been appointed a principal and has been named to head up insurance broker Integro’s New York Aviation Practice. Rolfe joins Integro from Marsh, Inc., where she served as a senior vice president and...
Texas Gov. Deploys National Guard to Houston Area for Flood Response
Jun 20 2006 // In response to June 19 flood conditions in the Houston area, Texas Governor Rick Perry deployed national guard crews and other state resources to support local officials. State assets that were activated include: –50...
Aon’s Nicholls Joins Integro to Head New Aviation Practice
Jun 14 2006 // New York-based insurance broker Integro announced the establishment of its Aviation Practice with the appointment of Edward Nicholls, who will serve as managing principal and practice leader. Nicholls has 25 years of...
GE Insurance Solutions Examines Impact of Airbus A380
May 31 2006 // With possible seating capacity of up to 850 people, the Airbus A380 has increased the aviation insurance industry’s hull and liability exposure, according to an article in the latest issue of Exposure, published by...
Aviation Subsidiary of C. V. Starr Changes Name to Starr Aviation
May 31 2006 // Atlanta, Ga.-based The American International Aviation Agency Inc. (AIAA), the aviation specialty subsidiary of C. V. Starr & Co. Inc., has changed the company’s name to Starr Aviation Agency Inc. Starr Aviation...
Turkish Authorities Assess Damages from Airport Fire
May 31 2006 // [AP] A huge fire that turned the giant cargo terminal of Istanbul’s main airport into a wreckage of twisted metal and charred walls may have caused tens of millions of dollars (euros) in damage, according to...
Hub International Acquires Northwest Aviation Broker Westar
May 15 2006 // Hub International Limited has purchased Westar Insurance Managers, based in Kirkland, Washington. The company will become part of Hub International’s Seattle-based operation (HUB Northwest). Terms of the transaction...
‘Miss Piggy,’ NOAA Aircrew, Hurricane Center Forecasters Visiting Ala., Fla.
May 3 2006 // Forecasters from the NOAA National Hurricane Center will join the air crew from the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center on hurricane hunter aircraft visits March 3, 4 and 5 to Mobile, Ala., West Palm Beach, Fla. and Tampa,...
NOAA Aircrew Begins Hurricane Awareness Mission in Texas
May 1 2006 // With the impact of a record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season still etched on the coastline from Texas to Florida, and recovery on the minds of its residents, forecasters from the NOAA National Hurricane Center will...
Sweeney Named Chairman, CEO of U.S. Aviation Underwriters
Apr 28 2006 // General Re Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has named Michael L. Sweeney as chairman and chief executive officer of its aviation underwriting subsidiary, United States Aviation...
