Latest Aviation Headlines
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QBE Forms U.S. General Aviation Underwriting Group
Feb 4 2011 // QBE the Americas created a U.S.-based general aviation underwriting operation. Headquartered in Atlanta, QBE the Americas’ Aviation Team is designed to expand the company’s global aviation activities. QBE is...
Oklahoma Digging Out Slowly After Blizzard; Disaster Declared
Feb 4 2011 // As Oklahomans continue to slowly dig out of 20 inches of snow, sleet and ice that shut down major interstates and forced the closure of airports, businesses and schools, law enforcement agencies are warning of the slog...
Midwest Buckles Under Storm
Feb 3 2011 // A massive storm billed as the worst in decades barreled toward the northeast Wednesday, leaving vast swaths from Chicago to New York paralyzed by snow and ice, stranding hundreds of motorists all night and shuttering...
RMS Analyzes Terrorist Attack at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport
Jan 27 2011 // Risk Management Solutions has analyzed the circumstances pertaining to the bombing at Domodedovo airport in Moscow on Monday, which killed 35 people and wounded 180. RMS said the “attack was perpetrated by a lone...
Lexington Introduces LexAir Transport Rx for Hospital Aviation Risks
Jan 26 2011 // Lexington Insurance Co., a Chartis company, has introduced LexAir Transport Rx, primary aviation liability insurance that is specifically designed for the non-owned aviation operations of hospitals nationwide. This new...
35 Dead, over 150 Injured by Suicide Bomber Attack on Moscow Airport
Jan 25 2011 // A suicide bomber killed at least 35 people at Russia’s busiest airport on Monday, state TV said, in an attack on the capital that bore the hallmarks of militants fighting for an Islamist state in the North Caucasus...
Qantas Aiming to Settle with Rolls-Royce over A380 Engine Failure
Jan 20 2011 // Australia’s Qantas Airways is working towards a commercial settlement with Rolls-Royce over last year’s mid-air engine explosion, its chief executive said, as the airline rebuilds its image tarnished by the...
Marsh Names Blakey to Head Asian Aviation Practice
Jan 18 2011 // Marsh’s London office announced the appointment of Tim Blakey as Regional Head of its Aviation Practice for Asia with immediate effect. He will also join a newly-formed Asia Aviation Executive team, chaired by...
Ex-Airport Director Pleads Guilty in Katrina Insurance Fraud Case
Jan 6 2011 // The former director of aviation at New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong International Airport pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice for his role in a Hurricane Katrina insurance fraud case. Sean Hunter and his wife,...
Relief Flights Reach Flood Stricken Australian City as Waters Rise
Jan 4 2011 // Military flights rushed Monday to restock an Australian city before it is cut off by floodwaters that have turned a huge swath of the Outback into a lake, while police confirmed two more deaths in the crisis. Drenching...
Europe Weather Ruins Christmas for Airlines, Retailers
Dec 21 2010 // Snow and freezing temperatures grounded flights across northern Europe on Tuesday, while retailers fretted they would struggle to make up sales lost due to bad weather with just four shopping days to...
Snow, Ice Disrupt pre-Christmas Travel in Europe; Many Flights Cancelled
Dec 20 2010 // Europe saw little respite on Sunday from the Arctic conditions that closed airports and disrupted travel over the weekend before Christmas, traditionally one of the busiest times of the year. London’s Heathrow, the...
Sky-High Premiums Force Closure of New Hampshire Flight School
Dec 7 2010 // The flight school at New Hampshire’s Lebanon Municipal Airport has disbanded. Greg Soho of Signal Aviation, which ran the school, says the decision to drop the program had nothing to do with demand for flight...
Northern Europe Counts Costs of Early Winter Weather
Dec 2 2010 // Heavy snow caused travel chaos across much of northern Europe on Thursday, keeping London’s Gatwick airport closed for a second day and disrupting road and rail travel in France, Germany and Switzerland. Days of...
Qantas Moves to Take Rolls-Royce to Court over Engine Failure
Dec 2 2010 // Qantas stepped up pressure on Thursday on engine maker Rolls-Royce to settle damages related to an engine failure on one of its giant Airbus A380 aircraft, but said it would keep the door open for an out-of-court...
Qantas Says Global A380 Fleet Needs to Replace up to 40 Engines
Nov 18 2010 // About 40 Rolls-Royce engines used in the world’s fleet of Airbus A380 aircraft may need to be replaced to ensure safety after one such engine partly disintegrated mid-flight this month, Australia’s Qantas...
5 Steps to Real-Time Performance Reviews of Employees
Nov 14 2010 // On the list of things that are done for all the wrong reasons in organizations, performance reviews rank near the top. They end up being “check the boxes” exercises that have little influence on performance...
Rolls Royce Engine Scare Highlights Wider Aerospace Risks
Nov 12 2010 // Even if the fiery blowout of a Rolls-Royce engine proves no fault of the builder, recent setbacks in aerospace could force investors to rethink bets on the next generation of far more challenging planes. “This...
EU Safety Regulator Orders A380 Engine Inspection
Nov 11 2010 // Europe’s aviation regulator said fire from an oil leak was the likely cause of last week’s engine failure of a Qantas A380 plane and ordered stringent inspections on super jumbos using Rolls-Royce...
Fear of Volcanic Ash Leads to Flight Cancellations to Jakarta
Nov 8 2010 // Just days before President Barack Obama’s long-awaited visit to Indonesia, some international flights were canceled over concerns about a volcano spewing ash hundreds of miles away. Malaysia was preparing to airlift...
