Latest Aviation Headlines
All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Drone Registrations Top 180,000 in First 2 Weeks
Jan 7 2016 // One of the most important players in the booming drone industry isn’t a hardware manufacturer; it’s the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. So attendees at the Consumer Electronics Show on Wednesday flocked...
U.S. Releases ‘Do-Not-Fly-Zone’ App for Drone Operators: B4UFLY
Jan 7 2016 // Drone operators who want to know if it’s safe and legal to operate their unmanned aircraft in a particular spot learned this week that there’s now an app for that from the government. The Federal Aviation...
Massachusetts Officials Urge Drone Owners to Be Safe Over Holidays
Dec 30 2015 // State officials in Massachusetts are urging drone owners to fly responsibly this holiday season. The state Department of Transportation released suggested guidelines for operating the small, unmanned aircrafts this...
XL Catlin Increases Aviation Insurance Limits
Dec 21 2015 // XL Catlin’s North America Aviation insurance business has increased its aircraft hull and liability limits by 50 percent to accommodate companies with aviation risks in the U.S. and Canada. XL Catlin’s aircraft...
Chinese Drones Perform Well in Analyzing Tianjin Damage Estimates
Dec 18 2015 // When an explosion devastated parts of China’s Tianjin port in August, one insurance company turned to Chinese-made drones to help analyze the rubble and estimate the damages. Comparing satellite photographs of the...
Airlines Banning, Safety Agency Investigating Hoverboards Over Fires
Dec 15 2015 // Hoverboards may be on many people’s Christmas lists but they present a conundrum for airlines, which are mulling the best way to transport the popular devices that could present a fire risk. The three largest U.S....
How to Wrap That Toy Drone Christmas Gift in an Insurance Policy
Dec 15 2015 // The next wave of hobby drones will be wrapped in boxes underneath Christmas trees before they fill the skies. If industry sales projections come true, the holiday season will put tens of thousands of relative novices at...
U.S. Unveils Hobby Drone Registry Rules, Deadlines
Dec 14 2015 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has unveiled its registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS), or small drones used for hobby or recreation. The registration requirement applies to UAS...
Uber Drivers Can Now Pick Up Passengers at Las Vegas Airport
Dec 9 2015 // Travelers to and from Las Vegas can now take an Uber to and from McCarran International Airport as the company has reached an agreement with the airport. The Las Vegas Sun reported that the airport’s Uber ban was...
10 Things to Know About Aviation
Dec 7 2015 // Underwriters at Lloyd’s wrote the earliest aviation insurance policy in 1912, but they considered the aircraft unsafe, and therefore only covered persons and property. — International Risk Management Institute The...
Toy Drones Are Serious Risk to Aircraft: Aerospace Firm
Dec 7 2015 // Toy drones can be dangerous and costly to the aerospace industry and consumers, according to a new report from a Texas aerospace and defense firm. The study by Aero Kinetics, a Texas-based aerospace and defense company,...
Business Losses in India’s Flood-Ravaged Chennai Could Top $2.2 Billion
Dec 3 2015 // As the flood-ravaged Indian city of Chennai prayed for respite from torrential rains, a trade body said losses to businesses from the record downpour could reach more than 150 billion rupees ($2.2 billion).* Water...
Toy Drones Are Serious Risk to Aircraft: Aerospace Firm
Nov 25 2015 // Troy drones can be dangerous and costly to the aerospace industry and consumers, according to a new report from a Texas aerospace and defense firm. The study by Aero Kinetics, a Texas-based aerospace and defense company,...
FAA Task Force Recommends Requiring Registration for Most Drones
Nov 22 2015 // Owners of all but the smallest toy drones will have to register them with the U.S. government before the end of the year if the Obama administration adopts proposals issued by a task force it appointed. Registration...
Endurance Partners with W. Brown Associates for U.S. Aviation Risks
Nov 16 2015 // Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has entered into an exclusive joint underwriting agreement with W. Brown Associates to provide...
Brinck Insurance Group Hires Burns for Aviation, P/C Expertise
Nov 12 2015 // Brinck Insurance Group in Springfield, Mo., has hired Roni Burns as the company’s newest agent. Burns, who is a private pilot, will specialize in aviation insurance as well as property and casualty insurance. Prior...
Cabbies at San Jose Airport Strike in Protest of Ridesharing
Nov 12 2015 // Taxi drivers are striking at San Jose International Airport in California because they are upset that ridesharing companies are moving in on business. San Jose Airport Taxi Driver Association president Shakur Buni says...
Drone Registry Could Be Paper-Free and Fee-Free for Owners
Nov 11 2015 // A federal task force is expected to recommend a Web-based registry for drone owners that would impose no registration fees, two people familiar with the matter said. The 25-member task force reached no final decisions...
Russian Air Crash Bomb Theories Highlight Insider Threat to Aviation Security
Nov 6 2015 // The possibility that Islamic terrorists smuggled a bomb onto a Russian jet flying home from Egypt highlights a new area of worry for aviation security: the insider threat. Instead of focusing on a small cadre of al-Qaeda...
Update: Investigators Expected to Quickly Unravel Mystery of Russian Plane Crash
Nov 2 2015 // Investigators probing the crash of an Airbus Group SE jetliner in Egypt will focus on how a plane built to withstand extreme turbulence and equipped with devices meant to prevent flight maneuvers that might break it apart...
