Latest Aviation Headlines
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Do Boeing’s 787 Battery Woes Hold Lessons for Other Vehicles?
Apr 16 2013 // U .S. regulators are discussing whether the batteries that burned on Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner hold any lessons for other aircraft or vehicles. George Nield, associate administrator for commercial space...
Investigators Probe Lion Air Crash in Bali
Apr 15 2013 // Indonesian investigators on Sunday began working to determine what caused a new Lion Air passenger jet to miss a runway while landing on the resort island of Bali, crashing into the sea without causing any fatalities among...
Probe Blames Deadly Copter Crash on Pilot Texting
Apr 12 2013 // Texting by the pilot of a medical helicopter contributed to a crash that killed four people, federal accident investigators said this week as they approved a safety alert cautioning all pilots against using cellphones or...
Starr Aviation Partners with Aviation Safety Group for Pilot Reward Project
Apr 5 2013 // Starr Aviation (Starr), a division of Starr Indemnity & Liability Co., has partnered with the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) and Redbird Flight Simulations (Redbird) to reward participation of insureds...
Possible Resurgence in California’s Inland Empire Interests Agents
Apr 3 2013 // Known as “the 909,” or “the IE” by Southern Californians, terms sometimes intended as a slight, the sprawling desert area east of Los Angeles was a boomtown for commercial and residential...
Austerity Threatens Europe’s Competitive Edge in Infrastructure
Mar 28 2013 // Europe’s carefully maintained autobahns, high-speed TGV trains and vast network of modern airports have long been the envy of the world. But thanks to austerity budgets that are slashing infrastructure spending just...
Expected Small Airports’ Tower Closures Raising Safety, Insurance Concerns
Mar 19 2013 // When landing a plane amid birds, bobcats or alligators, it helps to have an air traffic controller on the lookout. But many small airports across the United States face losing this extra pair of eyes starting April 1, as...
Starr Aviation Launches Online Airport Quoting System
Mar 15 2013 // Starr Aviation, a division of Starr Indemnity & Liability Co., has launched an online airport quoting system via its secure broker portal, StarrLink. The airport rating system provides approved agents and brokers with...
Family’s Lawsuit Against Charlotte Airport, US Airways Dismissed
Mar 8 2013 // A North Carolina judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed against Charlotte, its airport and an airline by the family of a teen who apparently fell to his death from the wheel well of a jet approaching Boston. Superior Court...
Dreamliner Could Affect Future of Airline Safety Self-Regulation
Mar 4 2013 // Eight years ago, U.S. regulators substantially increased their dependence on the aircraft industry to help keep flying safe. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) said it would no longer directly manage routine...
Alabama Looks to Limit Lawsuits Against Airbus Suppliers
Feb 28 2013 // Alabama officials are trying to cut down on competition from Mississippi and Florida for Airbus suppliers by limiting lawsuits against commercial aircraft manufacturers and companies that supply them with parts. The Senate...
World Trade Center Developer Challenges Airline’s ‘Act of War’ Defense for 9/11 Attacks
Feb 20 2013 // The leaseholder of the World Trade Center properties is asking a U.S. federal judge to reject arguments that American Airlines is not liable for damages stemming from the Sept. 11, 2001 hijackings because the attacks were...
Report Questions Safety Oversight of Smaller Airlines
Feb 20 2013 // Since a deadly airline crash in 2009, the government hasn’t kept its promise to ensure that major airlines are holding their smaller partners to the same safety standards, a federal watchdog says. The Transportation...
Lots of Snow but Not Many Power Failures in New Jersey
Feb 12 2013 // New Jersey residents with fresh memories of Superstorm Sandy’s devastation and disruptions woke up last Saturday morning to a blanket of snow from a storm that carried dire predictions but, in comparison, did not...
Northeast Blizzard Hit Like a Hurricane
Feb 10 2013 // A blizzard packing hurricane-force winds hammered the northeastern United States on Saturday, cutting power to 700,000 homes and businesses, shutting down travel and leaving at least nine people dead. The mammoth storm...
Northeast Braces for Powerful Blizzard
Feb 8 2013 // The northeastern United States braced on Friday morning for a blizzard that could drop up to three feet (nearly one meter) of snow through Saturday and bring travel to a halt. Blizzard warnings were in effect from New...
Industry Opposition Slows Airline Safety Law Implementation: Report
Feb 4 2013 // Federal regulators are struggling to overcome substantial industry opposition and implement a sweeping aviation safety law enacted after the last fatal U.S. airline crash nearly four years ago, according to a report by a...
Japan’s ANA Counts Cost of Grounded 787; Not Yet Seeking Damages
Jan 31 2013 // All Nippon Airways Co, the launch airline for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner jet that has been grounded with undiagnosed battery problems, said it lost more than $15 million in revenue from having to cancel flights this...
Too Early to Know Cost of 787 Dreamliner Claims, Says Boeing’s Insurer
Jan 30 2013 // Boeing Co. has some insurance in case its aircraft are grounded, but it is far too soon to say whether the problems with the 787 Dreamliner will lead to significant claims, the head of the planemaker’s lead insurer...
Airbus’ Presentation Warned Airlines of Lithium Battery Risks a Year Ago
Jan 29 2013 // Airbus warned the airline industry of risks related to lithium batteries almost a year before two safety incidents grounded 787 Dreamliners built by its chief rival Boeing, according to a presentation seen by Reuters. The...
