Latest Aviation Headlines
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Injured Passenger Can Sue Airline for Negligence in State Court
May 17 2010 // A disabled passenger who fell and injured himself while exiting a commuter plane in Philadelphia can sue the airline in state court, a federal court has ruled. The suit — which a lower court tossed, ruling that...
Volcanic Ash Grounds European Flights
May 17 2010 // Volcanic ash from Iceland caused widespread disruption at airports in Britain and other parts of northern Europe on Monday, grounding 1,000 flights and delaying hundreds of thousands of passengers, aviation officials...
Libyan Jet Crash Kills 103; Dutch Boy Sole Survivor
May 13 2010 // A Libyan Airbus jet crashed early on Wednesday as it tried to land at Tripoli airport, killing 103 people on board and leaving a Dutch boy the sole survivor, Libyan officials said. The Airbus A330-200, only in service...
Europe’s Travel Firms Count Costs of Volcanic Ash Disruptions
May 11 2010 // Europe’s travel industry is counting the cost of air traffic disruption caused by a volcanic ash cloud which forced thousands of flights to be cancelled and is braced for more stoppages this month. British travel...
ABI Advises Travelers After Latest Volcano Ash Cloud Disrupts Flights
May 10 2010 // Heightened eruptions from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano caused periodic closures of a number of European airports, as flights were cancelled, delayed or rerouted. Transatlantic air traffic between Europe and the...
Searchers Locate Area of ‘Black Boxes’ from Air France Flight 447 Crash
May 6 2010 // The location of black box recorders from a 2009 Air France crash that killed 228 people has been sharply narrowed down in the Atlantic Ocean, the French air accident investigation authority said on Thursday. France’s...
Volcanic Ash Cloud Again Grounds Flights in Scotland and Ireland
May 5 2010 // A cloud of abrasive volcanic ash drifting south from Iceland disrupted flights to and from Ireland and Scotland anew on Wednesday. Two airports serving Glasgow, Scotland’s largest city, were closed until at least...
Volcanic Ash Closes Irish, UK Airports; Summer Chaos Feared
May 4 2010 // Airports in Ireland and parts of Britain were closed again for some hours on Tuesday because of the cloud of volcanic ash drifting south from Iceland that wreaked havoc on European air travel last month. Flights in much of...
EU Says Volcanic Ash Cost $2 to $3.3 Billion; Plans Airline Aid
Apr 28 2010 // Last week’s volcanic ash cloud cost European Union airlines €1.5 to €2.5 billion ($1.98 to $3.3 billion), the European Union executive said as it proposed a series of actions to help the cash-strapped...
Aon Report Concludes Aerospace Insurance Costs Continue to Decrease
Apr 27 2010 // Accoring to Aon’s Aerospace Insurance Markets Outlook 2010 report, “the price of insurance for the aerospace industry looks set to continue to decline in 2010, for the fourth year in a row. After 2009’s...
Why Economic, Market Risks of Ash Cloud Are Hard to Measure
Apr 21 2010 // Policymakers and markets trying to react to the volcanic gas cloud paralyzing air travel in Europe face a host of variables, unknowns and hard-to-measure risks that make modelling almost impossible. No one can accurately...
Flights Pick Up in Europe As Ash Risk Is Lowered
Apr 21 2010 // European airports started to return to life on Tuesday after five days cut off from the rest of the world by a volcanic ash cloud, but some countries were more cautious after reports a new cloud might be on its way. The...
Property, Agricultural Damage Not Major Concern from Volcanic Ash
Apr 20 2010 // While some of the ash from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in southern Iceland has fallen to the earth’s surface, property and agricultural damage is not expected to be a concern, according to a catastrophe risk...
Flights Resume in Parts of Europe
Apr 20 2010 // Flights from large parts of Europe are set to resume on Tuesday under a deal agreed by the European Union to free up airspace closed by a cloud of ash hurled into the sky by an Icelandic volcano. However, with the cloud...
European Trade Chief Warns On Volcanic Ash Economic Impact
Apr 19 2010 // The European Union’s economy will face serious consequences if a volcanic ash cloud that has disrupted flights across the continent continues for a long time, its trade chief said on Monday. “If this were to...
If Ash Cloud Lingers, Economic Impact Could Rise Sharply
Apr 19 2010 // The economic impact of the volcanic cloud halting flights across Europe will increase sharply the longer disruption continues, forcing holiday cancellations, delaying deliveries and reducing jet fuel demand. African...
European Insurers Expect Little Hit from Volcano Fallout
Apr 16 2010 // Airlines which stand to lose millions of euros from a cloud of Icelandic volcanic ash disrupting flights and closing airports across northern Europe are expected to have little recourse to recoup losses from insurance...
Icelandic Volcano Eruption Intensifies; Airline Travel No-Go
Apr 15 2010 // A volcanic eruption in Iceland, which has thrown up a 6-km (3.7 mile) high plume of ash and disrupted air traffic across northern Europe, has grown more intense, an expert said on Thursday. The eruption under the...
Why Is Volcanic Ash a Threat to Planes?
Apr 15 2010 // A cloud of volcanic ash drifting eastward from Iceland has halted flights across northern Europe, causing widespread disruption. Below are some questions and answers on the aviation risk. What is volcanic ash? Plumes of...
AIG Aircraft Leasing Unit Raises $2 Billion with Sale of Jets
Apr 14 2010 // The aircraft leasing unit of bailed-out insurer American International Group has agreed to sell 53 passenger jets to Australia’s Macquarie Group to raise a much-needed $2 billion in cash. International Lease Finance...
