Latest Aviation Headlines
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Starr Taps Swiss Re’s Nawrath as Underwriting Chief for New Aviation Unit in Germany
Dec 18 2019 // Starr Insurance Cos. announced the appointment of Carsten Nawrath as Aviation underwriting manager, leading the build-out of a new Aviation insurance operation based in Munich, Germany. The operation will write aerospace...
Irish Plane Lessor Seeks $185M from Boeing for 737 MAX-Related Losses
Dec 18 2019 // An Ireland-based plane lessor sued Boeing Co. on Tuesday for breaching a contract for 22 of the U.S. planemaker’s 737 MAX aircraft and sought a compensation of $185 million. Timaero Ireland Ltd. cited design flaws in...
New York Doors-Off Helicopter Ride Raised Concern Months Before Crash
Dec 12 2019 // A government safety inspector who saw a popular New York City, doors-off sightseeing helicopter flight operation six months before a fatal 2018 crash called it “unorthodox,” but officials thought they had no...
Boeing 737 MAX Planes to Remain Grounded Rest of This Year: FAA
Dec 11 2019 // Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) chief Steve Dickson confirmed Wednesday the agency will not allow Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 MAX, involved in two fatal crashes in five months, to resume flying before the end of...
Typhoon Kammuri Hits Philippines, Killing at Least 3, Displacing 500,000 More
Dec 3 2019 // The Philippines reopened its main airport late Tuesday as Typhoon Kammuri heads to the South China Sea, leaving at least three people dead and displacing half a million more. Ninoy Aquino International Airport’s...
Argo Shareholders Not Alone in Wondering About CEO Corporate Jet Use
Dec 2 2019 // As U.S. corporate jet use approaches pre-financial crisis levels and chief executives take an increasing number of personal trips on the company tab, many investors are being kept in the dark about the true cost of the...
Boeing Settles More Than 60 Wrongful Death Cases Filed After Lion Air Crash
Nov 22 2019 // A Boeing Co. lawyer said the aircraft maker has reached settlements in more than 60 wrongful death cases filed after a 737 Max 8 plane flown by Lion Air crashed in Indonesia last year, killing all 189 people...
Shareholder Suit Claims Boeing Board Liable in 737 MAX Problems
Nov 19 2019 // A shareholder lawsuit filed on Monday accused Boeing Co.’s board of doing nothing to investigate the safety of the 737 MAX until the fast-selling plane suffered a second deadly crash in five months. The lawsuit is...
Civilian Plane Crash Deaths Rose 15% in 2018
Nov 18 2019 // Federal safety officials say that 393 people died in U.S. civilian plane crashes last year, a 15% increase over the year before. All but a dozen of the deaths occurred in general aviation, which usually involves small...
FAA Chief Vows Improved Safety Reviews of New Aircrafts and Pilot Technology
Nov 14 2019 // Aviation regulators around the world need to do a better job of assessing hazards in aircraft designs and understanding how pilots might be tripped up by complex technology in the wake of the two fatal crashes on Boeing...
French Search Teams Find Fragments of Airbus Engine that Exploded in Flight
Nov 7 2019 // French volunteer search teams have found fragments from an engine that exploded in mid-air over eastern France in July, officials said on Wednesday. The discovery came in an unprecedented search operation involving 150...
Rate of Fatal Plane Crashes in Alaska Tops National Average
Nov 5 2019 // The rate of fatal airplane crashes in Alaska is higher than the national average, according to the National Transportation Safety Board. The NTSB has preliminary reports for 10 fatal plane wrecks in Alaska for the 2019...
Four Family Members Injured in Plane Crash Outside Rochester
Oct 30 2019 // Four members of one family were injured Sunday when a small plane crashed on takeoff from an airport in upstate New York. According to the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office, the single-engine Beechcraft came down just...
Remnants of Olga Push into Mississippi, Leaving Damage
Oct 28 2019 // What’s left of Tropical Storm Olga was causing soggy conditions in Mississippi and Alabama on Saturday and dozens of flights were canceled or delayed at New Orleans’ main airport after two power outages. There...
Boeing 737 Max’s Design, Pilot and Regulatory Errors Caused Lion Air Crash
Oct 28 2019 // Indonesian investigators found sweeping problems and missteps in connection with last year’s fatal Lion Air crash, including design flaws in Boeing Co.’s 737 Max jet, certification failures by the U.S....
Senators Introduce Safety Legislation to Address Boeing 737 Issues
Oct 28 2019 // Two Democrats on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday introduced legislation to mandate numerous aviation safety recommendations in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people and led to...
UPS Drone Service to Deliver CVS Health Prescriptions to Homes
Oct 22 2019 // United Parcel Service Inc.’s new Flight Forward drone unit will soon start home prescription delivery from CVS Health Corp. The service, which will debut in one or two U.S. cities in the coming weeks, shows how the...
On-Demand Insurance to Play Major Role in Industry’s Future: IUA Research
Oct 18 2019 // On-demand insurance will play a fundamental role in the future of the industry, according to research published by the International Underwriting Association (IUA). Pay-as-you go models of cover will allow customers to...
Australia Steps Up Biosecurity at Airports to Prevent Deadly African Swine Fever
Oct 15 2019 // Australia banned a traveler from visiting for three years after she failed to declare her suitcase was loaded with food, including products that risk introducing a pig-killing virus. The 44-year-old woman, who arrived at...
MS Amlin Exits Aviation Insurance Market
Oct 14 2019 // MS Amlin, the London-based re/insurer and subsidiary of MS&AD, confirms its exit from the aviation insurance market, effective from Oct. 14 when it will cease underwriting aviation insurance renewals or new...
