Latest Aviation Headlines
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Piedmont Airlines Fined $15,000 After Alabama Worker Sucked into Engine in 2022
Jun 23 2023 // Piedmont Airlines failed to follow safety procedures before a worker was sucked into a jet engine and killed in December, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a $15,000 citation against the...
Behind Aviation Recovery, Suppliers Struggle to Keep Up
Jun 19 2023 // For dealmakers, this week’s Paris Air Show will showcase the boom in demand for commercial planes and military technology. What won’t be on display is the problem that has consumed time and attention of...
Boeing Accused in Lawsuit of Stealing Trade Secrets for NASA Rocket
Jun 8 2023 // Boeing was sued on Wednesday by a Colorado company that accused the aerospace giant of stealing trade secrets for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, and then building components with “critical” safety...
Airlines Urge Co-Operation to Help Curb Emissions
Jun 6 2023 // Airlines on Tuesday called for co-operation on a broad front to reach “very tough” emission targets and pledged at the end of a three-day summit to release interim climate targets next year. The International...
2 Killed in Small Plane Crash at Airport in Mississippi
Jun 5 2023 // A small twin-engine aircraft crashed Saturday near hangars at Tupelo Regional Airport in northeastern Mississippi, killing two people, authorities said. The plane banked sharply after takeoff, witnesses told WCBI-TV, and...
Chubb Launches Aviation Hub in Singapore, Led by Former QBE Underwriter
Jun 5 2023 // Chubb announced it has set up an aviation hub in Singapore to develop further its general aviation and aerospace business. The Singapore aviation hub is part of a strategic regional focus for the aviation team from Chubb...
Boeing 737 MAX Relatives May Pursue Pre-Impact Victim Compensation Claims
May 31 2023 // A U.S. judge ruled late on Tuesday that relatives of those killed in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines crash may seek compensation for pain and suffering of passengers before the plane hit the ground. Boeing in 2021...
Two Killed in Small Plane Crash at South Florida Airport, the Second This Year
May 30 2023 // A flight instructor and a student pilot died Friday when a small plane crashed at a south Florida airport, Palm Beach County authorities said. The crash at the Palm Beach County Park Airport in Lantana happened shortly...
People Moves: Jeter to Lead NFP Aviation Specialty Practice
May 26 2023 // NFP Hires Jeter to Lead Aviation Specialty Practice Insurance broker NFP has hired Josh Jeter as a senior vice president and aviation specialty practice leader in the company’s aviation industry group. Jeter comes to...
People Moves: Hamilton Appoints Brown as Chair of Board of Directors; Canopius Taps Hartley From AXIS to Lead New Aviation Reinsurance Business
May 17 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Hamilton and Canopius Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. Hamilton Appoints Brown as Chair of Board of Directors Hamilton Insurance Group...
French Court Clears Air France, Airbus Over Rio-Paris Plane Crash
Apr 17 2023 // A French court on Monday cleared European planemaker Airbus and Air France of “involuntary manslaughter,” upsetting families of some of the 228 people killed when an airliner vanished into an Atlantic storm...
Torrential Rain Floods Parts of South Florida, Closing Schools, Airport, Rail Service
Apr 14 2023 // Nearly a foot of rain fell in a matter of hours in Fort Lauderdale – causing widespread flooding, the closure of the city’s airport, schools and the suspension of high-speed commuter rail service for the...
Russia’s Largest Cargo Airline Ordered to Pay Aircraft Lessor BOC Aviation $406.2M
Apr 12 2023 // /A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered Russia’s largest cargo airline to pay aircraft lessor BOC Aviation Ltd. $406.2 million after being declared in default on leases for three Boeing 747-8 freighters following...
U.S. Airports’ Outdated Tech Leaves Planes Vulnerable to Runway Near-Misses
Apr 6 2023 // A crucial safety system that’s relied on to avoid potentially fatal collisions at major US airports is aging and plagued by outages that have left travelers unprotected for months at a time. At some airports, it...
2 Killed in Construction Trench Accident at New York’s JFK Airport
Apr 5 2023 // Two workers were killed in a construction accident at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday, officials said. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport, said the two...
DOXA Acquires Georgia-based Preferred Aviation MGA
Apr 4 2023 // DOXA Insurance Holdings, an Indiana firm, has expanded its stable of distribution companies with the recent acquisition of Georgia-based Preferred Aviation Underwriters, a managing general agent. PAU, headquartered in...
HDI Global Specialty Launches Digital Platform for General Aviation in Canada
Mar 27 2023 // HDI Global Specialty SE (HDI) has launched a new insurance platform in Canada which delivers general aviation policies to brokers in minutes. The platform, called “Aviation IQ” delivers end-to-end digital...
Buttigieg Says Recent U.S. Aviation Close Calls ‘Deeply Troubling’
Mar 15 2023 // U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Tuesday that a series of aviation close calls was “deeply troubling and deserve our immediate attention.” The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is...
People Moves: Aon Names Mgoqi as CEO for South Africa; Tokio Marine Kiln Appoints AIG’s Green to Head Aviation War Risks
Mar 6 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and Tokio Marine Kiln. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Names Mgoqi as CEO for South Africa Aon plc, a leading global professional...
Aircraft Lessor AerCap Says Russian Airlines Proposing Settlements for Stranded Jets
Mar 3 2023 // Aircraft lessor AerCap said on Thursday it had been approached by Russian airlines and their insurance companies about possible settlements for planes stranded after the Ukraine invasion but that it was unclear if any deal...
