Latest Aviation Headlines
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Storm Eunice Batters Britain and Ireland With Record Winds Hitting 122 Mph
Feb 18 2022 // An Atlantic storm battered Britain and Ireland on Friday with record winds of up to 122 miles per hour, killing at least one person, knocking out power for tens of thousands and shredding the roof of London’s O2...
Boeing, Reform Issues Await New U.S. Aviation Safety Chief
Feb 18 2022 // The next head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will face challenges overseeing Boeing Co. and a series of reforms mandated by Congress in the wake of two fatal 737 MAX crashes. The job opened late...
More Airlines Avoiding Ukraine Airspace Amid Insurance Issues
Feb 14 2022 // More airlines are likely to avoid Ukraine’s airspace amid insurance issues and a decision by leading European carriers to stop overflights after a U.S. warning that Russia could invade at any time, a flight...
Texas Judge Drops Two of Six Boeing Max Test Fraud Counts Against Pilot
Feb 14 2022 // A judge has tossed two of six fraud counts against a former Boeing pilot involved in evaluating the troubled Boeing 737 Max jetliner. A federal judge in Fort Worth last week dismissed, on technical grounds, counts that...
10 Cyber Attacks in 2021 Cost $600M With 40,000 Businesses Put at Risk
Feb 10 2022 // In just 10 cyber incidents last year, over $600 million in cash was stolen or taken as ransom, tens of millions of citizen records stolen, 40,000 businesses’ IT operations put at risk, one billion airline passenger...
FAA Proposes Rules to Protect Certification Workers From Manufacturer Interference
Feb 8 2022 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Monday it was issuing draft guidance seeking to protect aviation employees who perform government certification duties from interference by airplane manufacturers and...
Judge Sides with Hawaiian Airlines on Vaccine Policy
Feb 4 2022 // A U.S. judge denied an attempt by seven employees to block Hawaiian Airlines’ policy requiring workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or face termination. The airline required U.S.-based employees to receive full...
FAA Expects Addressing Safety Issues to Cause Only ‘Minimal Disruptions’ to Air Travel
Feb 3 2022 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is confident that aviation safety concerns about 5G C-Band deployment will be addressed “safely with minimal disruptions,” the head of the FAA will tell U.S. lawmakers...
More Than 1,000 Flights Canceled as Winter Storm Threatens Heavy Snow, Ice
Feb 2 2022 // Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, governors urged residents to stay off roads and schools closed campuses as a huge swath of the U.S. braced for a major winter storm that was set to put millions of Americans in the...
People Moves: Chubb Hires Global Aerospace’s Abbott; Brit Names Chaganty as Chief Data Officer; WTW Taps Marsh’s Gardner for GB Renewable Energy & Power Team
Feb 1 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb Global Markets, Brit Ltd. and Willis Towers Watson. A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Global Markets Appoints Abbott as Product Head...
Families of Crash Victims Want Boeing 737 Settlement Reopened
Jan 28 2022 // Relatives of passengers who died in crashes of Boeing 737 Max jets are pressing Attorney General Merrick Garland to help them re-open a settlement that shielded Boeing from criminal prosecution for misleading federal...
People Moves: AEGIS London Names Powell CEO, as Croom-Johnson Retires; Corvus Hires Zurich’s Delvos as 1st Head of Int’l; HDI’s Jackson to Lead Aviation at Apollo
Jan 27 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AEGIS London, Corvus Insurance and AEGIS London Names Powell as CEO, as Croom-Johnson Retires AEGIS London, the Lloyd’s syndicate and subsidiary of...
QBE Alleges Poaching of Aviation Team; Applied Underwriters Denies Wrongdoing
Jan 21 2022 // Insurer QBE has filed a lawsuit alleging a poaching scheme by a number of its former aviation division employees and specialty insurer Applied Underwriters. QBE’s complaint involves the resignation of a total of 13...
U.S. Airlines Report Only Minor Disruption From 5G Deployment
Jan 20 2022 // U.S. airlines said on Wednesday the rollout of new 5G services was having only a minor impact on air travel as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it has issued new approvals to allow more low-visibility...
AT&T, Verizon Again Agree to Delay Turning On Some 5G Towers Near Key Airports
Jan 19 2022 // AT&T and Verizon Communications on Tuesday agreed to temporarily defer turning on some wireless towers near key airports to avert a significant disruption to U.S. flights as they roll out 5G service that will bring...
Major Airlines Warn of ‘Catastrophic’ Aviation Crisis With Tomorrow’s 5G Deployment
Jan 18 2022 // The chief executives of major U.S. passenger and cargo carriers on Monday warned of an impending “catastrophic” aviation crisis in less than 36 hours, when AT&T and Verizon are set to deploy new 5G...
FAA Discloses 50 Airports That Will Have 5G Buffer Zones
Jan 10 2022 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday disclosed a list of 50 U.S. airports that will have buffer zones when wireless carriers turn on new 5G C-band service on Jan. 19. AT&T and Verizon Communications on...
Appeals Court Revives Boeing 737 MAX Shareholder Lawsuit
Jan 10 2022 // A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived a pension plan’s 2019 shareholder lawsuit against Boeing Co officers and directors alleging they had made false public statements about the 737 Max. The plane was involved in...
Qatar Airways Seeks More Than $600M in Dispute Over Airbus A350’s Surface Flaws
Jan 7 2022 // Qatar Airways is seeking more than $600 million in compensation from Airbus over surface flaws on A350 jetliners, according to a court document shedding new light on an escalating business feud worth $4 million a day. The...
Airbus Faces €300 Million Lawsuit From Group of Investors Over Bribery Scandal
Jan 7 2022 // Airbus SE is facing a 300 million euro ($340 million) lawsuit from a group of investors over allegations it failed to properly disclose a sprawling corruption scandal and subsequent settlement. The lawsuit, filed in the...
