Latest Aviation Headlines
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South Korea Police Search Jeju Air, Airport Operator Over Fatal Plane Crash
Jan 2 2025 // South Korean police said on Thursday they had raided Jeju Air and the operator of Muan International Airport as part of their investigation into Sunday’s crash that killed 179 people in the worst aviation disaster on...
Korea Probes Airport Design as Crash Investigation Turns to Wall
Dec 31 2024 // South Korean authorities are investigating airport infrastructure at the site of the country’s worst civil air accident as questions grow over the role played in the disaster by a concrete wall at the end of the...
Update: South Korea Orders Airline Safety Probe After Worst Domestic Crash Kills 179
Dec 30 2024 // South Korea’s acting President Choi Sang-mok ordered on Monday an emergency safety inspection of the country’s entire airline operation as investigators worked to identify victims and find out what caused the...
Cyber Attack on Italy’s Foreign Ministry, Airports Claimed by Pro-Russian Hackers
Dec 30 2024 // Hackers targeted around ten official websites in Italy on Saturday, including the websites of the Foreign Ministry and Milan’s two airports, putting them out of action temporarily, the country’s cyber security...
Fiery Plane Crash Kills 179 in Worst Airline Disaster in South Korea
Dec 29 2024 // The deadliest air accident ever in South Korea killed 179 people on Sunday, when an airliner belly-landed and skidded off the end of the runway, erupting in a fireball as it slammed into a wall at Muan International...
FAA Probes Holiday Drone Show Accident that Injured Florida Boy
Dec 26 2024 // ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it has launched an investigation into why several drones collided and fell from the sky during a holiday show over the weekend in downtown...
INSIGHT-Airline Pilots, Crews Voice Concerns About Middle East Routes
Dec 26 2024 // In late September, an experienced pilot at low-cost European airline Wizz Air felt anxious after learning his plane would fly over Iraq at night amid mounting tensions between nearby Iran and Israel. He decided to query...
American Airlines Settles Race Discrimination Suit by Black Men Removed From Flight
Dec 20 2024 // American Airlines has agreed to settle a race discrimination lawsuit by three Black men who were temporarily removed from a flight at the insistence of white flight attendants, according to a court filing on Thursday. The...
US Banning Drone Flights Over New Jersey Utility Transmission Sites
Dec 19 2024 // The Federal Aviation Administration on Thursday said it was temporarily barring drone flights over 22 utility locations in New Jersey amid public concern. The FAA said the decision to bar drones for 30 days at the sites...
Schrager Hampson Aviation Expands With Acquisition of Pennsylvania’s Bilella Agency
Dec 18 2024 // Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance Agency LLC, a division of Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance Group, has announced the acquisition of Charles W. Bilella Agency Ltd, its sixth aviation insurance acquisition. The Charles...
NTSB: Turbulence Hit Hawaiian Air Flight Due to Decision to Fly Over Storm Cell
Dec 17 2024 // A Hawaiian Airlines flight crew’s decision to fly over a hazardous storm cell instead of deviating around it was the probable cause for hitting severe turbulence that injured passengers and crewmembers in 2022, the...
Judge Says Southwest Must Face Bias Claims Over Free Flights for Hispanic Students
Dec 9 2024 // U.S. judge on Friday said Southwest Airlines must face a lawsuit by a prominent affirmative action opponent claiming a now-defunct program that awarded free flights to Hispanic college students was racially...
Boeing Plea Deal Over Fatal 737 Crashes Rejected by Judge
Dec 6 2024 // A federal judge rejected Boeing Co.’s plea deal that sought to let the planemaker avoid criminal prosecution over to two fatal 737 Max crashes, in a surprise twist that threatens to prolong the company’s...
Alaska Airlines Tech Issue Briefly Grounded Planes in Seattle
Dec 4 2024 // A technology issue at Alaska Airlines resulted in the temporary grounding of flights in Seattle on Monday morning and problems into the afternoon for people trying to book flights on its website, the airline said. The...
United Says FAA Staffing Shortages Causing Disruption at Newark Hub
Nov 27 2024 // United Airlines said on Tuesday that an acute shortage of air traffic controllers was causing “significant disruption” for travelers at its busy Newark, New Jersey, hub outside of New York City. The airline...
Striking Charlotte Airport Workers Could Affect Travel Plans This Week
Nov 26 2024 // Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, one of the nation’s busiest, went on strike this week just as the heaviest travel period of the year kicks off. News outlets reported that employees with...
DHL Cargo Plane Crashes Near Vilnius Airport, Killing One
Nov 26 2024 // A DHL cargo plane flying from Germany to Lithuania crashed close to Vilnius Airport, killing a crew member and injuring three others, according to police. The Boeing 737-400, which took off from the eastern German city of...
Texas Jury Awards $2M in Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Against SkyWest Airlines
Nov 25 2024 // A federal jury has awarded $2 million in punitive damages against SkyWest Airlines and $170,000 for emotional harm to Sarah Budd, a female parts clerk, to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal...
Two Hospitalized After Small Plane Hits Another at Pennsylvania Airport
Nov 21 2024 // Two people were taken to hospitals after a small plane struck an unoccupied plane at an eastern Pennsylvania airport, authorities said. Police in Bucks County’s Buckingham Township said first responders were sent to...
Bullet Strikes Body of Southwest Plane Without Injuries at Dallas Airport
Nov 18 2024 // DALLAS (AP) — A bullet struck the body of a Southwest Airlines airplane preparing for departure from a Dallas airport, forcing the cancellation of the Friday evening flight, the airline said. No injuries were reported...
