Latest Aviation Headlines
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Space Flight Liability Bill Grounded In New Mexico
Feb 9 2012 // Members of the New Mexico House and Senate have likely shelved for this session an effort to exempt spacecraft manufacturers from legal liability in case space flight passengers are injured in future space flights from...
Severe Storms Drench Texas, at Least 3 Tornadoes Reported
Jan 26 2012 // Buckets of rain and powerful winds that likely spawned several tornadoes swept across Texas on Jan. 25, forcing drivers to abandon cars on flooded roads but not dropping enough water to make up for a historic dry...
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Jan 23 2012 // Woodbury, N.Y.-based Sterling & Sterling appointed Leslie Nylund as president of the insurance brokerage. Nylund will be responsible for the firm’s operations, including sales, employee benefits, client services...
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Jan 23 2012 // Swantner & Gordon Insurance Agency has added Thomas Peel in the marketing department of the firm’s Houston office. As a marketing representative, Peel will be responsible for analyzing and placing risk with...
Ice Storm Adds to Weather Woes in Pacific Northwest
Jan 20 2012 // A deadly ice storm swept across the Pacific Northwest on Thursday, adding to the misery of residents struggling with power outages and treacherous roads since an earlier record snowfall. Washington’s governor...
ACE Promotes New Orleans-Based Execs in Aerospace Insurance Units
Jan 18 2012 // The ACE Group announced new leadership appointments in its Aerospace insurance operations. Stephen Dinsdale has been appointed chairman, ACE USA Aerospace and Jerry Ruth has been appointed to senior vice president, ACE USA...
Flightsurance Now Available in the UK and Ireland
Jan 17 2012 // Flightsurance can now be purchased in the UK and Ireland, offering airline passengers €1 million in worldwide accident coverage. This coverage is now available to business and leisure travelers in 27 EU states and valid...
Safety Of Popular Air Shows, Races Under Scrutiny
Jan 9 2012 // Despite suffering severe injuries in the worst air race accident in the U.S. in more than a half a century, some victims of the crash at the Reno Air Races in Nevada late last year have told their lawyer they would like to...
Swett & Crawford Acquires Missouri-based Aviation Program Manager
Jan 9 2012 // Wholesale insurance intermediary, Swett & Crawford, announced it has acquired The ABC Program, an underwriting facility based in St. Louis, Mo., from AHM Financial Group LLC. The ABC (Aviation Based Coverage) Program...
Reno Air Race Officials Mull Options After Crash
Jan 9 2012 // A formal announcement will be made in January concerning the future of the National Championship Air Races after a Sept. 16, 2011, crash killed 11 people and injured more than 70, organizers said. The future of the races...
President Obama Signs Pipeline Safety, Airport Security Bills
Jan 5 2012 // President Barack Obama has signed legislation to toughen oil and gas pipeline regulations and another to ease airport security procedures for members of the military on official travel. The president signed the legislation...
U.S. Airlines and Lost Luggage Liability
Dec 26 2011 // With so many people flying over the holidays, there’s a good chance some of these travelers will end up at their final destination without their luggage. Nearly four of every 1,000 passengers filed a complaint about...
Air Force Building in Georgia Clears the Air for Workplace Safety
Dec 22 2011 // A year ago, Building 169 at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia was the epicenter of the base’s troubles with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. An inspection of the building by OSHA investigators found...
US Government Accuses Oregon Aircraft Contractor Of Fraud
Dec 19 2011 // A Coos Bay, Ore. company and its owner accused of defrauding the U.S. government by supplying defective and counterfeit aircraft parts have been indicted on fraud and money laundering charges. A grand jury named Kustom...
Reno Air Race Officials Mull Options After Crash
Dec 19 2011 // A formal announcement will be made in January concerning the future of the National Championship Air Races after a Sept. 16 crash killed 11 people and injured more than 70, organizers said Friday. The future of the races...
Federal Agency to Hold Hearing on Air Shows, Races
Dec 5 2011 // A federal hearing will examine the safety of air races and air shows after a horrific crash killed 11 people and injured more than 70 at an event in Reno. The hearing announced last Friday by the National Transportation...
Investigators Looking Into Boeing Field crash
Dec 2 2011 // The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the Wednesday night crash of a small plane at Boeing Field in Seattle, Wash. The wreckage of the twin-engine Piper PA44 remained upside down Thursday morning, but...
Strong Winds Downed Trees and Power Lines in West
Dec 2 2011 // Some of the worst winds in years blasted through California this week, with the brunt off the gusts felt overnight on Wednedsday, sweeping through canyons, gusting up to 97 mph, and toppling trees and trucks while knocking...
Sweeney Retires; McKay Named CEO of U.S. Aviation Underwriters
Dec 1 2011 // Michael Sweeney plans to retire as CEO of United States Aviation Underwriters (USAU) at the end of the year, parent company General Re Corp. in Stamford, Conn. said. Sweeney will continue as chairman until April 30, 2012....
Russian Aviation Safety Facing Criticism After Hockey Team Crash
Dec 1 2011 // A prominent Russian lawyer said Wednesday he will challenge the powers of a regional aviation watchdog following a crash that killed an entire Russian professional ice hockey team and other recent air disasters that have...
