Latest Aviation Headlines
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American Airlines Says Hackers Accessed Some Data on Customers
Sep 21 2022 // American Airlines says personal information of a “very small number” of customers and employees was compromised after hackers breached some employee email accounts. The airline said Tuesday that it has...
First Aerial Delivery Drone Granted Design Approval by FAA
Sep 8 2022 // Aviation regulators approved designs for the first flying drone built specifically for shipping packages, a major step forward for the fledgling remote delivery industry. Matternet Inc.’s Model M2, a four-rotor...
Baggage Handler at New Orleans’ Airport Killed in Accident
Sep 2 2022 // A 26-year-old worker at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport was killed after an accident while unloading baggage from a Frontier Airlines flight, authorities said. The Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office...
Peoples Moves: AXA XL Promotes Lahrmann as Senior Property U/W, UK & Lloyd’s; Chubb Global Markets Hires Audis From Nexus as General Aviation U/W
Aug 17 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL and Chubb Global Markets. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes Lahrmann as Senior Property Underwriter, UK &...
Skywest Airlines Sued for Sex Discrimination at Dallas Operation
Aug 17 2022 // SkyWest Airlines violated federal law by subjecting a female parts clerk to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, explicit...
OSHA Investigating After Construction Worker Electrocuted at Charlotte Airport
Jul 28 2022 // A construction worker at a North Carolina airport was electrocuted, according to a California-based company for whom he worked. The Charlotte Observer reports Rosendin Electric, a company based in San Jose, California,...
Luton Airport Runway Meltdown Shows That Airports Are Vulnerable to Climate Change
Jul 22 2022 // The temporary disruption at London’s Luton Airport on Monday when soaring temperatures caused a small section of the asphalt to lift is an example of the challenges airports face in making their infrastructure...
Fired Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Wins $5.1 Million Verdict
Jul 21 2022 // DALLAS (AP) — A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sparring with her union president over abortion and other issues won a $5.1 million jury verdict against the airline and the union. A...
Texas Jury Hands Fired Southwest Flight Attendant $5.1 Million Verdict
Jul 18 2022 // A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sparring with her union president over abortion and other issues won a $5.1 million jury verdict against the airline and the union. A jury in federal...
People: SterlingRisk Aviation Names Larkin VP; Obusek Chief Deputy at NCDOI
Jul 15 2022 // SterlingRisk Aviation, based in Destin, Florida, has hired Kris Larkin as vice president and senior account executive. Larkin Larkin, who has almost two decades in the aviation insurance business, was previously client...
Dutch Airline KLM Sued by Environmental Groups Over Alleged ‘Greenwashing’ Ads
Jul 7 2022 // Environmental groups are suing the Dutch subsidiary of Air France-KLM over an advertising campaign they allege breaches European consumer law by misleading the public over how sustainable its flights are. Dutch campaigners...
UK Travel Insurance Policies May Not Cover Flight Disruptions Due to Strikes: Report
Jul 6 2022 // Insurance may not save you from summer travel misery. Four in 10 policies don’t protect against strikes, the UK consumer watchdog Which? reported in its annual review. If your airline goes bankrupt, only half will...
Names Released in WV Crash That Killed Six on Helicopter’s Last Flight
Jun 28 2022 // Medical examiners in West Virginia have released the names of six people killed in the crash of a Vietnam-era helicopter that gave tour rides. The aircraft crashed Wednesday during its last planned flight at an annual...
EU Aviation Watchdog Raises Alarm About Western-Made Aircraft Flying in Russia
Jun 16 2022 // The European Union’s top aviation safety regulator said on Tuesday that he is “very worried” about the safety of Western-made aircraft continuing to fly in Russia without access to spare parts and proper...
Murder-Suicides by Pilots Are Increasing Share of Aviation Fatalities
Jun 15 2022 // For decades, commercial airline travel has gotten progressively safer. But one cause of deaths has stubbornly persisted: pilots who intentionally crash in murder-suicides. Preliminary evidence suggests the crash of a China...
Nashville Airport Plans to Spend $1.4 Billion on Expansion
Jun 14 2022 // Nashville International Airport officials have announced a plan for $1.4 billion in improvements by late 2028. A news release from the airport says the projects will include extensions and improvements for two concourse, a...
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Southwest Airlines Cannot Force Wage Suit Into Arbitration
Jun 7 2022 // Southwest Airlines Co. cannot force a baggage handler’s class action lawsuit over overtime pay into private arbitration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a decision with costly potential implications for...
Texas Jury: American Airlines Not at Fault in Alleged Assault of Flight Attendant
May 18 2022 // Jurors in a civil lawsuit decided last week that American Airlines did not bear responsibility for an alleged sexual assault against a flight attendant by a celebrity chef who was hired by the airline as an independent...
Probe Into China Eastern Airlines’ Crash Examines Actions of Crew
May 18 2022 // Investigators looking into the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet are examining the actions of the crew on the flight deck, with no evidence found of a technical malfunction, two people briefed on the matter said. In...
Russia’s Aeroflot Buys 8 Stranded Airbus A330 Aircraft From Leasing Firms
May 16 2022 // Russia’s biggest airline, Aeroflot, said on Friday it had bought eight Airbus A330 aircraft from foreign leasing companies “as part of the fulfillment of contractual obligations.” More than 400 aircraft...
