Latest Aviation Headlines
All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
La Nina Adds to Wildfire Threat in South Central, Plains States
Dec 4 2017 // Conditions are ripe for winter wildfires from the mid-South through the Great Plains thanks to a combination of weather factors, including the climate phenomenon known as La Nina, that have left a lot of dry growth. In...
Additional Runway Incidents at San Francisco Airport Under Investigation
Dec 4 2017 // U.S. officials are investigating two more incidents at San Francisco International Airport where planes could have wound up on the same runway, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The incidents include an event...
Drone Prompts Diversion of Arkansas Wildfire Surveillance Plane
Dec 1 2017 // Forestry officials diverted a surveillance plane from its assigned path because a drone hovered above a northern Arkansas wildfire, prompting them to caution people that airborne efforts to take unique photographs endanger...
FAA Awards New Mexico Film Company First Drone Waiver
Dec 1 2017 // An Albuquerque, N.M. cinema drone company says the Federal Aviation Administration has issued it a waiver that will allow it to fly drones over cast and crews on film locations. Flytcam Motion Pictures Managing Partner...
Researchers Find Drones Can Cause Significant Damage to Aircraft
Nov 29 2017 // The millions of small civilian drones plying the nation’s skies can cause significant damage to airliners and business jets in a midair collision, new research commissioned by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration...
Additional Runway Incidents at San Francisco Airport Under Investigation
Nov 27 2017 // U.S. officials are investigating two more incidents at San Francisco International Airport where planes could have wound up on the same runway, the National Transportation Safety Board said . The incidents include an event...
Tourists Stranded, Evacuations Ordered as Bali Volcano’s Eruption ‘Imminent’
Nov 27 2017 // Indonesia closed the airport on the tourist island of Bali on Monday and ordered 100,000 residents living near a grumbling volcano spewing columns of ash to evacuate immediately, warning that the first major eruption in 54...
Fatal Crashes on Private Planes at Lowest in 50 Years
Nov 22 2017 // The rate of fatal crashes on privately owned aircraft in the U.S. dropped to the lowest level in 50 years in 2016. The fatal-accident rate was less than 1 per 100,000 flight hours, the first time it has reached that level...
Starr Cos. Forms Agreement with SMARTT MGA for General Aviation Business
Nov 22 2017 // Starr Cos. announced an agreement with SMARTT MGA to act as agents for Starr International (Europe) Ltd. to provide automated quotes and policy documentation for light general aviation business. “We have built a...
Airbus Aims to Develop Single Pilot, Autonomous Aircraft to Cut Crew Needs
Nov 22 2017 // Airbus SE is looking to develop autonomous aircraft and technologies that will allow a single pilot to operate commercial jetliners, helping cut costs for carriers, Chief Technology Officer Paul Eremenko said. “The...
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Nov 20 2017 // The Central Insurance Companies announced the election of Evan Purmort to its board of directors as well as his appointment to the executive committee of the Central Companies. Purmort resides in Boston, Mass. As regional...
Defense Bill Would Revive Civilian Drone Registration Requirement
Nov 13 2017 // The government’s registration system for owners of civilian drones would be restored in a defense policy bill agreed to by House and Senate negotiators. The measure boosting aviation regulators’ ability to...
Insurtech Startup Etherisc Offers Blockchain-Based Flight Delay Insurance
Oct 30 2017 // Etherisc, a Zug-Switzerland-based insurance platform startup, has begun offering blockchain-based flight delay insurance, called Flight Delay, which automates the process of getting an insurance payout in case a flight is...
San Francisco Airport Experiences Another Air Canada Jet Safety Issue
Oct 26 2017 // Another Air Canada safety issue at San Francisco Airport is under investigation. The Federal Aviation Administration said this week it is investigating the second serious safety issue in three months involving an Air...
U.S. to Expand Testing of Drones
Oct 26 2017 // President Donald Trump launched a program on Wednesday to expand testing of drones to include flights over people, nighttime operations and flights out of sight of the operator, the White House said. The pilot program aims...
U.S. Warns of Hacker Attacks on Energy, Aviation, Manufacturing Industries
Oct 23 2017 // The U.S government issued a rare public warning that sophisticated hackers are targeting energy and industrial firms, the latest sign that cyber attacks present an increasing threat to the power industry and other public...
New Hampshire’s Optisure Risk Partners Promotes Arnold
Oct 23 2017 // Optisure Risk Partners, a Manchester, N.H.-based insurance broker, has promoted Christopher Arnold to vice president of its Sutton James Aviation division. In this role, Arnold will continue to work with Sutton James...
Year After Texas Balloon Crash, NTSB Wants Medical Certification Exemption Tossed
Oct 18 2017 // The National Transportation Safety Board has called on the Federal Aviation Administration to remove its medical certification exemption for commercial balloon operators, saying it contributed to a July 30, 2016, balloon...
Wignes Joins Alliant as Senior VP in Chicago
Oct 16 2017 // Wayne Wignes, a specialist in aviation and aerospace insurance, has joined Alliant Insurance Services as a senior vice president. He is based in Chicago. At Alliant he will provide targeted risk management and insurance...
FAA Can’t Keep Up with Requests for Drone Flights in Restricted Areas
Oct 16 2017 // Reports of safety incidents involving civilian drones have surged to an average of 250 a month, leading to a federal “emergency” action to approve drone flights in restricted areas, according to a government...
