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Aircraft Lessors Sue Insurers for $6.5 Billion Over Planes Trapped in Russia
Nov 22 2022 // Aircraft leasing firms are suing dozens of insurers for around $6.5 billion in a string of lawsuits over the loss of hundreds of aircraft stuck in Russia since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. More than 400 leased...
Worker Who Inhaled Gas at Los Angeles Airport Accident Dies
Nov 22 2022 // One of four workers who inhaled carbon dioxide in an accident at Los Angeles International Airport has died, his family said. Cris Abraham, 36, of Lomita died on Nov. 11 at a hospital where he’d been in a medically...
United Airlines to Pay Buddhist Pilot $305K to Settle Religious Discrimination Claim
Nov 18 2022 // United Airlines will pay $305,000 to a Buddhist pilot and will provide other relief to settle a religious discrimination lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency’s New...
Worker who Inhaled CO2 in Los Angeles Airport Accident Dies
Nov 17 2022 // LOS ANGELES (AP) – One of four workers who inhaled carbon dioxide in an accident at Los Angeles International Airport has died, his family said. Cris Abraham, 36, of Lomita died on Nov. 11 at a hospital where he’d...
Vintage Aircraft Collision at Dallas Air Show Kills 6
Nov 15 2022 // DALLAS (AP) – Two historic military planes collided and crashed to the ground in a ball of flames during a Dallas air show, leaving six people dead, officials said. National transportation officials were investigating...
Aircraft Lessor BOC Aviation Sues 16 Insurers Over Claims for Jets Stuck in Russia
Nov 14 2022 // BOC Aviation Ltd. has begun legal action in pursuit of claims against 16 insurers over aircraft the lessor owns that are stuck in Russia, an Irish High Court filing shows. The insurers named in the proceedings, which the...
4 Workers Injured by Gas Release at Los Angeles Airport
Nov 8 2022 // Four workers were injured, including one critically, by a release of carbon dioxide in a Los Angeles International Airport utility room, authorities said. One man was initially in grave condition but was upgraded to...
Carlyle Aviation Sues Insurers Over Seized Planes Leased to Russian Airlines
Nov 1 2022 // Carlyle Aviation Partners said it sued a group of insurance companies and re-insurers claiming they failed to pay for losses stemming from the seizure of planes leased to Russian airlines following the invasion of...
FAA Warns of Aviation Safety Risks Without U.S. Mandate on 5G Limits
Oct 28 2022 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants the U.S. telecommunications regulatory agency to ensure a delay in some 5G C-Band transmissions from smaller operators. Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen said the agency...
Bankrupt Mexican Airline Interjet Ordered to Pay $7M in Class Action Lawsuit
Oct 25 2022 // Mexican airline Interjet, which was declared bankrupt by a judge in August, has been ordered to pay out 144 million pesos ($7.23 million) to thousands of clients in a class action lawsuit, the country’s consumer...
Boeing Crashes: Passengers’ Families Deemed Crime Victims
Oct 25 2022 // A federal judge ruled Friday that relatives of people killed in the crashes of two Boeing 737 Max planes are crime victims under federal law and should have been told about private negotiations over a settlement that...
Airbus and Qatar Airways Return to Court Over Ongoing Contractual, Safety Dispute
Oct 14 2022 // Airbus and Qatar Airways return to court on Friday as a contractual and safety dispute over A350 passenger jets descends into a tug-of-war over confidential documents while the sums at stake in their unprecedented...
U.S. to Issue New Cybersecurity Requirements for Critical Aviation Systems
Oct 13 2022 // A U.S. transportation security agency said Wednesday it plans to issue new cybersecurity requirements for some key aviation systems after several U.S. airport websites earlier this week were hit with apparently coordinated...
US Airport Websites Knocked Offline by Pro-Russia Hackers
Oct 12 2022 // A pro-Russian hacktivist group is claiming credit for a series of disruptions that temporarily knocked the websites of some US airports offline. The group, called Killnet, has engaged in a series of cyberattacks in recent...
Air France, Airbus Execs Plead Not Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter for 2009 Crash
Oct 11 2022 // A French criminal court opened the historic manslaughter trial of Air France and planemaker Airbus on Monday, with angry relatives demanding justice 13 years after an A330 jetliner plowed into the Atlantic, killing all on...
FAA Warns About Type of Seaplane that Crashed in Washington
Oct 11 2022 // Federal authorities have issued a warning about a part of the tail in the type of seaplane that crashed in Washington state’s Puget Sound last month, killing 10 people. The Seattle Times reports that the Federal...
Air France and Airbus Face Manslaughter Trial in French Court Over Rio-Paris Crash
Oct 10 2022 // PARIS (AP) – Nicolas Touillou had just proposed marriage to his girlfriend. Nelson Marinho Jr. was heading off on a new oil exploration job. Eric Lamy was about to celebrate his 38th birthday. They were among 228 people...
Hurricane Ian Spurs Evacuations as Airports, Schools Shut
Sep 28 2022 // Hurricane Ian, projected to be one of the costliest storms in US history, prompted mass evacuations, school shutdowns and thousands of flight cancellations across the third-largest state. The storm, which has already...
Boeing to Pay $200M to Settle Charges it Misled Investors About 737 MAX
Sep 23 2022 // Boeing Co. will pay $200 million to settle civil charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it misled investors about its 737 MAX, which was grounded for 20 months after two fatal crashes killed 346...
American Airlines Says Data Breach Affected Some Customers, Employees
Sep 21 2022 // American Airlines Inc. on Tuesday confirmed a data breach and said while an “unauthorized actor” gained access to personal information of a small number of customers and employees through a phishing campaign,...
