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#1 Extreme Weather Forcing JFK, Other Airports to Redesign Runways, Systems
Sep 22 2023 // (Bloomberg) — Airports around the world are relocating sensitive electrical equipment to rooftops to protect it from flooding, reinforcing runways to handle extreme temperature swings and revving up air conditioning...
#2 United Airlines Is Latest to Discover Bogus Parts in Plane Engines
Sep 20 2023 // United Airlines Holdings Inc. discovered dubious parts in two aircraft engines, adding to the list of carriers worldwide that have found bogus components from supplier AOG Technics Ltd. The parts were discovered in a...
#3 Turbulence as P&W Engine Flaw Forces Airlines to Lease More Craft and Crews
Sep 20 2023 // (Bloomberg) — Airlines are scrambling to find replacements for hundreds of single-aisle jetliners that will be sidelined by a recently discovered engine issue, providing a boon to companies that lease out aircraft...
#4 Removing Barriers to CAT Risk Modeling Will Slow Insurer Flight From High-Risk Areas
Sep 18 2023 // Technology has been embraced in a variety of ways within the homeowners’ insurance market. Many aspects of the claims process have been automated, insurers are utilizing more climate data than ever before to predict...
#5 Boeing Accused in Lawsuit of Stealing Trade Secrets for NASA Rocket
Jun 8 2023 // Boeing was sued on Wednesday by a Colorado company that accused the aerospace giant of stealing trade secrets for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, and then building components with “critical” safety...
#6 Boeing 737 MAX Relatives May Pursue Pre-Impact Victim Compensation Claims
May 31 2023 // A U.S. judge ruled late on Tuesday that relatives of those killed in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines crash may seek compensation for pain and suffering of passengers before the plane hit the ground. Boeing in 2021...
#7 Airlines Face Israel Insurance Alert in Wake of Weekend Attacks
Oct 12 2023 // Airlines wrestled with the safety risk of evacuation operations in Israel on Thursday, with carriers including Dutch KLM canceling flights while sister airline Air France mounted a special relief flight chartered by the...
#8 Clorox, Boeing, MGM and More: Why Big Hacks Have Surged in 2023
Dec 18 2023 // Widely disruptive, large-scale hacks are surging. After a lull in 2022, ransomware attacks on high-value targets such as big companies, banks, hospitals or government agencies, have seen a “massive uptick” this...
#9 Three Passengers Sue Alaska Airlines After Off-Duty Pilot Accused of Trying to Cut Engines
Nov 6 2023 // Three passengers sued Alaska Airlines, saying they suffered emotional distress from an incident last month in which an off-duty pilot is accused of trying to shut down the engines of a plane while catching a ride in the...
#10 Chubb Launches Aviation Hub in Singapore, Led by Former QBE Underwriter
Jun 5 2023 // Chubb announced it has set up an aviation hub in Singapore to develop further its general aviation and aerospace business. The Singapore aviation hub is part of a strategic regional focus for the aviation team from Chubb...
#11 Airlines Face Doubling in War Insurance Premiums After Sudan Losses: Sources
Jul 26 2023 // Airlines could end up paying twice as much for insurance they need to protect themselves against losses triggered by war after a bruising year wiped out aviation war insurers’ revenue for 2023, industry sources...
#12 United Airlines CEO Blames FAA as Storms Trigger Flight Cancellations
Jun 28 2023 // United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby has blamed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after severe storms led to thousands of canceled flights in recent days. “I’m … frustrated that the FAA...
#13 How Safe Are Cockpits? Aviation Experts Weigh in After Recent Security Scare
Oct 26 2023 // The attempt by an off-duty pilot to shut down the engines of a U.S. airliner in midflight highlights the threat that insiders pose to aviation safety with their ability to go where passengers are prohibited. Events like...
#14 Alaska Airlines’ Decision Not to Ground Boeing Jet Despite Warning Signs Comes Under Scrutiny
Jan 10 2024 // The decision by Alaska Airlines to stop flying one of its planes over the Pacific Ocean to Hawaii due to warnings from a cabin-pressurization system — yet keep flying it over land — is raising questions about whether...
#15 Japan Airlines Flight Was Cleared to Land Before Fiery Collision at Tokyo Airport
Jan 3 2024 // As Japan Airlines Co. Flight 516 approached Tokyo’s Haneda Airport late on Tuesday afternoon, all signs pointed to an uneventful conclusion to the routine one-and-a-half hour journey from Sapporo in northern...
#16 Aviation Lessors Fight to Stop Insurance Dispute Hearings in Russia
Jul 10 2023 // More than 40 aviation leasing firms, locked in a battle with insurers over who should bear up to $10 billion in costs for 400 jets stuck in Russia, are urging the High Court to allow a reinsurance dispute to be heard in...
#17 2 Killed in Small Plane Crash at Airport in Mississippi
Jun 5 2023 // A small twin-engine aircraft crashed Saturday near hangars at Tupelo Regional Airport in northeastern Mississippi, killing two people, authorities said. The plane banked sharply after takeoff, witnesses told WCBI-TV, and...
#18 Piedmont Airlines Fined $15,000 After Alabama Worker Sucked into Engine in 2022
Jun 23 2023 // Piedmont Airlines failed to follow safety procedures before a worker was sucked into a jet engine and killed in December, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a $15,000 citation against the...
#19 United Airlines in $30 Million Settlement With Quadriplegic Man’s Family
Aug 24 2023 // United Airlines has agreed to a $30 million settlement after a deplaning incident left a quadriplegic man in a vegetative state, court papers show. The settlement with the family of Nathaniel Foster Jr, known as N.J., was...
#20 State Takeover of Nashville Airport Board Remains as Lawsuit Proceeds
Aug 3 2023 // A three-judge panel won`t stop Tennessee officials from taking over Nashville`s airport operations while a lawsuit challenging the recently enacted statute allowing the change moves forward. In a decision handed down...
