Latest Aviation Headlines
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Las Vegas Airport May Soon Get Uber, Lyft Service
Aug 27 2015 // Travelers flying to Las Vegas may soon be able to hail a ride from Uber or Lyft. Officials have been developing plans allowing the ride-hailing companies to pick up and drop off passengers using McCarran International...
City Council Makes L.A. Largest U.S. City with Ridesharing at Airport
Aug 26 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. will be able to pick up and drop off passengers at Los Angeles International Airport within weeks, after the City Council made it the largest U.S. city to permit the companies at its...
Typhoon Goni Makes Landfall on Japan, Causing Injuries, Evacuations
Aug 25 2015 // Typhoon Goni made landfall on Japan’s southernmost main island of Kyushu, causing injuries and prompting evacuation orders. Cancellations of airline and train service affected thousands of people. Goni, which had...
John Steinbeck, Boeing Drone, Jimi Hendrix, Ford Car: Intellectual Property News
Aug 21 2015 // Rightscorp Inc., the company that identifies infringers to copyright holders, said in a company filing that it now has contracts covering about 208,000 copyrights. That’s more than twice the 100,000 copyrights the...
Serving Cart at Heart of Hawaii Couple’s Suit against United Airlines
Aug 19 2015 // A Hawaii couple is suing United Airlines, claiming a fallen serving cart caused $75,000 in damages. Peter and Misty Tampon filed a federal lawsuit last week against the airline, according to KHON-TV. The pair claims that...
Congress May Move to Slow Illegal Drones
Aug 17 2015 // U.S. lawmakers are considering steps to reverse a disturbing rise in illegal drone flights, including new government enforcement tools to crack down on rogue flyers, especially near airports, according to people familiar...
Integro Acquires UK’s AFL Insurance Brokers Aviation Division
Aug 14 2015 // International insurance broker and risk management firm Integro Ltd. announced that it has acquired AFL Insurance Brokers Ltd.’s Aviation division; a move that it said would enhance “Integro’s global...
Plane-Drone Encounters to Top 1,000 This Year: FAA
Aug 13 2015 // Pilot encounters with drones are on pace to at least quadruple to more than 1,000 this year, highlighting a growing threat to U.S. aviation by unmanned aircraft. There were 650 cases reported to the Federal Aviation...
Study on Air Traffic Controllers’ Chronic Fatigue Kept Secret
Aug 12 2015 // Air traffic controllers’ work schedules often lead to chronic fatigue, making them less alert and endangering the safety of the national air traffic system, according to a study the government has kept secret for...
Increase in Drones Near Airports Prompts Calls for Tighter Regulation
Aug 10 2015 // A significant increase in close encounters between passenger aircraft and drones is prompting demands from U.S. lawmakers for tighter regulation and enforcement to avoid a fatal collision. Pilots on four airliners spotted...
Talbot Names Tebbutt Global Practice Leader, Political Violence & Aviation War
Aug 10 2015 // Talbot Underwriting Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Validus Holdings Ltd., announced the promotion of Steven Tebbutt to global practice leader, political violence and aviation war. Tebbutt has been instrumental in...
Malaysia Says Maintenance Records Prove Wing Part Is from Flight MH370
Aug 6 2015 // Malaysia said on Thursday that paint color and maintenance-record matches prove that a piece of wing found on the shore of the French Island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean was part of the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines...
Summer Flooding Causing Damage, Evacuations in Tampa Bay Area
Aug 5 2015 // A summer deluge has flooded streets in the Tampa Bay area, forcing some road closings and evacuations, delaying airline flights and overtaxing parts of local wastewater treatment systems. Major intersections were closed...
Willis Appoints Messer Regional Leader for Latin American Aviation
Jul 31 2015 // Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Thomas Messer as Regional Leader of aviation in Latin America with immediate effect. Messer joined Willis in 2002 and has served in a variety of roles within the aerospace...
Investigators: FAA Guidance Lacking in Wisconsin Midair Collision
Jul 31 2015 // A lack of guidance from the Federal Aviation Administration and improper training were significant factors in the midair collision of two skydiving planes over northwestern Wisconsin about two years ago, according to...
Insurers Warned to ‘Think Before You Snap’ as Florida Drone Privacy Law Takes Flight
Jul 29 2015 // The new Florida drone privacy law could have some unintended consequences for insurers looking to use or insure unmanned aircraft systems (UAM) technology. The Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act (FUSA), which took...
Tech Firms Collaborating to Make Drone Air Traffic Safe
Jul 28 2015 // Google Inc., the company that brought order to the Internet, has set its sights on doing the same for the flocks of commercial drones expected to someday clog the skies. The search-engine pioneer is joining some of the...
Drone Coverage: Into the Great Unknown
Jul 27 2015 // Insurance Services Office (ISO) recently released a “matched set” of drone-related endorsements for use with the commercial general liability (CGL) policy: three exclusionary endorsements and three...
London’s IUA Supports Coordinated, International Approach to Drone Regulation
Jul 22 2015 // A coordinated, international approach to the regulation of aviation drones is essential for the technology to thrive, said the International Underwriting Association (IUA), which represents wholesale re/insurance companies...
Washington Worker’s Family Sues Over Fatal Boeing 777 Air Bag
Jul 20 2015 // The family of a Washington man who was fatally injured while he was working on a seat belt air bag replacement that inflated explosively is suing Boeing Co. and a supplier. The lawsuit filed in July in King County Superior...
