Latest Aviation Headlines
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Flight Attendants Accuse Jacksonville Jags Kicker of Sexual Assault on Plane
May 31 2024 // Two unnamed flight attendants have filed suit against the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL team and former placekicker Brandon McManus, accusing him of sexual assault during an 8-hour flight to London last fall. The women,...
Boeing Pays Millions in Wages After in Washington Investigation
May 31 2024 // A Washington wage complaint investigation resulted in The Boeing Co. paying $11.5 million in unpaid wages to nearly 500 workers. The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries reports receiving four complaints...
People Moves: Specialist Aviation MGA Itasca Names John as CEO, Succeeding Zolotusky; DUAL Group Appoints Allianz’s Sayce as Group Head of Emerging Products
May 29 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at aviation specialist Itasca MGA Ltd. and DUAL Group, Howden’s MGA subsidiary. A summary of these new hires follows here. Specialist Aviation MGA...
Families of Marines Killed in California Osprey Crash Sue Boeing, Bell, Rolls Royce
May 28 2024 // Families of four of the five Marines killed when their Osprey crashed in California in June of 2022 filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the aircraft’s manufacturers failed to address known mechanical failures that...
Airbus Tests Electric Truck With Airliner Cockpit to Study Safer Taxiing
May 24 2024 // Airbus is showing off an unusual vehicle – a truck fitted with basic A350 airliner controls – that it hopes can demonstrate how automated taxiing will make airports safer as concern grows over a spate of...
Allianz Is Lead Insurer for Singapore Airlines Incident: Sources
May 24 2024 // Allianz is the lead insurer for the Singapore Airlines aircraft which left one person dead and scores injured after it hit severe turbulence and had to be diverted to Bangkok this week, two sources said on Thursday. The...
Boeing Faces ‘Long Road’ on Safety Issues, FAA Says
May 24 2024 // U.S. planemaker Boeing faces a “long road” to address safety issues, the head of the Federal Aviation Administration said on Thursday as it prepares to receive the company’s plan to address concerns. In...
These Flight Routes Suffer the World’s Worst Turbulence
May 23 2024 // The deadly turbulence on a Singapore Airlines Ltd. flight on its way from London to Singapore has put a spotlight on the world’s most unstable air routes. A British man was killed and seven other people were...
Travel Insurance ‘Will Likely’ Cover Injuries Sustained in Singapore Airlines Incident: ABI
May 23 2024 // Travel insurance policies “will likely” cover injuries sustained by aircraft turbulence, but policies may vary, the Association Of British Insurers said following the Singapore Airlines SIAL.SI incident on...
Compensation for Injured Passengers on Singapore Airlines Could Vary Dramatically
May 22 2024 // Passengers injured by severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight on Tuesday are likely eligible for compensation, but the amount each receives could differ dramatically even for identical injuries due to an...
Texas Storms Leave 800,000 Without Power While Flights Grounded
May 17 2024 // A line of dangerous storms and flooding rains rolled over the US Gulf Coast, killing at least four people and leaving more than 800,000 customers in Texas — about 6% of the total — without power while grounding...
Boeing Locks Out Its Private Firefighters Around Seattle Over Pay Dispute
May 8 2024 // Boeing has locked out its private force of firefighters who protect its aircraft-manufacturing plants in the Seattle area and brought in replacements after the latest round of negotiations with the firefighters’...
Australia’s Qantas to Pay $79M to Settle Flight Cancellation Case
May 7 2024 // Australia’s Qantas Airways agreed to pay A$120 million ($79 million) to settle a regulator lawsuit over the sale of thousands of tickets on already canceled flights, in an attempt to end a reputational crisis that...
What Is GPS Jamming and Why Is It an Aviation Problem?
May 1 2024 // Estonia has accused neighboring Russia of jamming GPS navigation devices in airspace above the Baltic states, echoing concerns from airlines that say they have been contending with such interference for months. Estonian...
Your Flight Plan to Aircraft Insurance
Apr 24 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by IAT Insurance Group. Before you purchase your aircraft, familiarize yourself with the types of aviation coverage available, the considerations that impact what you need and how...
United Airlines Says Boeing to Compensate for Damages Caused by MAX 9 Grounding
Apr 18 2024 // United Airlines will receive compensation from planemaker Boeing for financial damages incurred in the first quarter due to the grounding of 737 MAX 9 aircraft, the carrier said on Wednesday. U.S. regulators had in January...
Dubai’s Record Rain Floods Expensive Homes and Halts Flights
Apr 18 2024 // Dubai flights have been severely disrupted and cars were left stranded on flooded roads after record rainfall over the past day brought the city to a standstill. The United Arab Emirates experienced its heaviest downpour...
Boeing’s Safety Record Under Scrutiny in Split-Screen Hearings
Apr 17 2024 // Boeing Co.’s safety culture will come under public scrutiny today as two separate Senate hearings pore over a whistleblower’s claims of poor assembly processes and shortcomings revealed in an extensive study...
US Senate Committee to Hold Hearing on Boeing Safety Culture Report
Apr 12 2024 // The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee said it would hold a hearing next week with members of an expert panel that released a report in February criticizing Boeing’s safety culture and calling for significant...
Boeing Crisis of Confidence Deepens With 787 Now Under Scrutiny
Apr 10 2024 // Boeing Co. faces a deepening crisis of confidence after an engineer at the US planemaker alleged the company took manufacturing shortcuts on its 787 Dreamliner aircraft in order to ease production bottlenecks of its most...
