Latest Aviation Headlines
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New York, New Jersey Order Evacuations Ahead of New Storm
Nov 7 2012 // [The National Weather Service updated its nor’easter forecast Wednesday morning. The agency said this strengthening coastal storm will impact northeast Wednesday into Thursday. A low pressure system off the...
Starr Companies Launch Aviation Broker Portal
Oct 29 2012 // Starr Aviation, a division of Starr Indemnity & Liability Co., has launched a new broker portal, Starrlink. The Starrlink portal provides agents with access to all previously issued policy documents, inclusive of but...
Hurricane Sandy Forces Evacuations, Shutdowns on East Coast
Oct 28 2012 // Tens of millions of East Coast residents scrambled on Sunday to prepare for Hurricane Sandy, which could make landfall as the largest storm to hit the United States, bringing battering winds, flooding and even heavy...
British Airways Cancels Flights to Hurricane-Hit U.S. Northeast
Oct 28 2012 // British Airways cancelled all flights to New York on Sunday and will suspend most services to and from the U.S. East Coast on Monday as the United States braces for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. The freak storm, due to...
Update: Hurricane Sandy Could Affect 50 Million People on East Coast
Oct 28 2012 // Authorities shut transit systems and ordered some evacuations as tens of millions of people on the East Coast braced on Sunday for Hurricane Sandy, a gigantic storm forecast to deliver battering winds, dangerous flooding...
Chartis Adds CrisisResponse Coverage to Corporate Aviation Policies
Oct 16 2012 // The Chartis insurers have added CrisisResponse coverage to aviation policies for corporate customers, including airports and charter management companies. Developed by Chartis Aerospace Insurance Services Inc.,...
Jury Says Alabama Engine Maker Not Liable in Plane Crash
Oct 12 2012 // An Alabama jury has decided that Mobile-based Continental Motors is not responsible for an airplane crash that killed a Louisville, Ky., man four years ago. The Press-Register reported that jurors reached the decision...
ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems Fined $172K for Hazards at Texas Site
Oct 8 2012 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems Inc. with 28 serious safety violations at its Fort Worth, Texas, work site for exposing workers to...
Dallas Suburb Rattled by 3.4-Magnitude Quake
Oct 1 2012 // A small earthquake and a subsequent aftershock lent an element of “surprise” to the overnight hours on Sept. 29 in a suburb west of Dallas. Authorities reported no serious damage from late-night quakes, just...
Old Claims Follow Hawker Beechcraft in Bankruptcy
Sep 30 2012 // A long-running legal fight involving allegations that Wichita, Kan.-based Hawker Beechcraft made false statements and misrepresentations in the sale of military aircraft to the United States is now dogging the...
Report on Chicago Airport Highlights Air-Traffic Control Problems
Sep 27 2012 // Federal transportation investigators have released a preliminary report about two near midair collisions at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport that raises questions about air-traffic control at one of the...
Mapfre to Provide Travel Insurance to African Airline Passengers
Sep 11 2012 // International insurer Mapfre Assistance has agreed to provide travel insurance to all passengers of ASKY Airlines. The airline, with headquarters in Lomé (Togo), operates in Western and Central Africa and it has forecast...
Severe Storms Damage Arkansas Airport, Cars, Houses
Sep 10 2012 // Strong winds from severe thunderstorms destroyed airplane hangars and damaged airplanes, homes and vehicles as they moved across Arkansas on Sept. 7, authorities said. No serious injuries were reported, but the storms left...
NTSB: Trim Tab Failure Caused 2011 Reno Race Crash
Aug 29 2012 // The World War II-era P-51 Mustang hurtled over the race course in Nevada at more than 500 mph, its skin wrinkling and canopy separating from the sheer force of the flight. A crucial tail control fluttered, its screws...
NTSB: Plane Topped Limits In 2011 Reno Race Crash
Aug 28 2012 // A highly modified vintage aircraft was pushed beyond its structural limits before it crashed into spectators at last year’s National Championship Air Races in Reno, according to the findings being presented to the...
Southwest Pays Refunds After Computer Glitch
Aug 7 2012 // Southwest Airlines said Sunday it has begun filing refunds to customers who were accidentally billed multiple times for a single flight, after a half-price online ticket promotion backfired. The special sale designed to...
Violent Storms Kill 2, Leave Thousands Without Power in Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Jul 27 2012 // Violent thunderstorms barreled through the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic regions of the eastern United States late on Thursday, killing two people and cutting power to more than 130,000 homes and businesses in New York,...
Japan’s All Nippon Airways Grounds Dreamliners, Citing Engine Corrosion Risk
Jul 24 2012 // Japan’s All Nippon Airways said on Monday it grounded part of its fleet of 787 Dreamliners after tests revealed a risk of engine corrosion, but Boeing Co, the aircraft’s manufacturer, said it does not expect...
Air Company Blames Controllers For Montana Crash
Jul 19 2012 // A federal judge in Utah is asking the Montana Supreme Court to help decide if an air ambulance company can blame air traffic controllers for a deadly crash outside Bozeman in 2007. Because Metro Aviation Inc. settled with...
Guy Carp’s July 1 Renewals Report: ‘Plentiful Capacity;” Low Insured Losses
Jul 10 2012 // According to a report from Guy Carpenter the July first reinsurance renewals “took place against a backdrop of plentiful capacity,” as capital “has continued to strengthen through the second quarter of...
