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Europe Battered by Winter Storm Christian: AIR Worldwide Analysis
Oct 29 2013 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide reported that “winter storm ‘Christian’ (known as ‘St. Jude in the United Kingdom) battered the western shores of southern Great Britain early on Monday,...
Storm Kills Five in UK, Netherlands; Causes Power Cuts, Travel Chaos
Oct 28 2013 // Hurricane strength winds battered Britain and the Netherlands on Monday, killing five people, cutting power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and train journeys before the storm barreled further into...
Oklahoma Landowner Liability Bill Becomes Effective Nov. 1
Oct 16 2013 // Landowners in Oklahoma should be aware that a bill limiting liability for use of their privately owned airfields will become effective Nov. 1, state Rep. Mike Brown announced. Brown and state Sen. Sean Burrage authored...
Typhoon WiphaThreatens Japan; Precautions at Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Oct 15 2013 // A once-in-a-decade typhoon threatened Japan on Tuesday, disrupting travel and shipping and forcing precautions to be taken at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant. Typhoon Wipha is moving across the Pacific straight...
Shutdown Sidelines Safety Inspectors of Workplaces, Mines, Nursing Homes and More
Oct 9 2013 // The partial shutdown of the U.S. government has sidelined thousands of inspectors who monitor everything from air and water pollution to safety hazards at factories and the condition of nursing homes. Federal law requires...
Allied World Europe Acquires Markel Int’l.’s Aviation Renewal Rights
Oct 3 2013 // Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, AG and Markel International announced that they have entered into an agreement for Allied to acquire the renewal rights to a book of aviation business written by Lloyd’s...
Insurer, Cargo Firm Sue FAA Over Payments for Military Crash in Afghanistan
Oct 3 2013 // National Air Cargo Group Inc. and its insurer sued the U.S. for breach of contract, saying the government failed to provide reimbursement of as much as $45 million for the crash of a Boeing 747-400 on a military mission in...
Thousands Evacuated in Japan as Typhoon Man-Yi Brings Floods
Sep 16 2013 // Hundreds of thousands of people were advised or ordered to evacuate in Japan as Typhoon Man-Yi brought flooding, power blackouts and flight cancellations to the western and central parts of the country. At least one person...
Flight Recorders from Downed UPS Cargo Jet Probed for Clues to Crash Cause
Aug 16 2013 // U.S. government investigators were hoping on Friday that cockpit voice and flight data recorders pulled from the wreckage of a UPS cargo jet would help pinpoint the cause of the fiery crash that killed its pilot and...
Canada Broadens Inspections of Aircraft Emergency Beacons
Aug 16 2013 // Canada on Thursday ordered airlines to inspect emergency beacons on a broad list of aircraft for possible wiring problems that could lead to a fire. The order from Transport Canada comes after a fire broke out on July 12...
Japanese Airline Finds Faulty Wiring on Dreamliner Fire Extinguishers
Aug 14 2013 // Japanese airline ANA Holdings said it had found an electrical wiring problem in the fire extinguishers of the engines of three of its Boeing Co Dreamliner jets. The problem was first discovered during pre-flight...
Asiana Offers San Francisco Crash Victims $10,000 Payout
Aug 12 2013 // Asiana Airlines Inc., the South Korean carrier that suffered a fatal jet crash in San Francisco last month, plans to pay an initial compensation of $10,000 each to survivors. The amount is to cover medical costs and...
Kenya Resumes International Flights After Fire Shuts Airport
Aug 8 2013 // Kenya accepted some incoming international flights at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport after fire engulfed the arrivals terminals yesterday and shut operations at the busiest air-transportation hub in East...
Disabled Hawaii Man Suing Delta Air Lines for ADA Violations
Aug 5 2013 // A Maui man who uses a wheelchair says he was forced to crawl through the aisle, up and down stairs and along a tarmac during a Delta Air Lines flight last year. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported that Baraka Kanaan, in...
WTC Developer Denied Right to Seek $3.5B From Airlines
Aug 5 2013 // Real estate developer Larry Silverstein was denied the right to seek $3.5 billion from airlines whose planes were hijacked by terrorists and flown into the World Trade Center’s twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001. U.S....
Florida Woman Sues Airline Over Rough Landing
Jul 25 2013 // A Tampa-area woman has sued US Airways, saying she was injured after a rough landing at Tampa International Airport. Nancy Linker, who is 48, said in the lawsuit that she was hospitalized after the front tires of US...
Southwest Crash at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Triggers Probe by NTSB
Jul 24 2013 // The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board began a formal investigation into the Southwest Airlines Co. accident Monday at New York’s LaGuardia airport that injured eight and disrupted traffic. The Boeing Co....
Probe of Boeing’s 787 Focuses on Condensation, Emergency Beacon
Jul 22 2013 // Officials investigating the fire on a parked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 are focused on how condensation and increased humidity could have sparked the blaze at London’s Heathrow Airport last week, three sources...
Silverstein Denied Right to Seek $3.5 Billion From Airlines
Jul 18 2013 // Real estate developer Larry Silverstein was denied the right to seek $3.5 billion from airlines whose planes were hijacked by terrorists and flown into the World Trade Center’s twin towers on Sept. 11, 2001. U.S....
Woman, Son Injured in SFO Asiana Crash Sue Airline
Jul 18 2013 // A woman and her 8-year-old son, injured in the crash-landing of Asiana Flight 214, are suing the airline over the accident. The San Francisco Chronicle reported the lawsuit, filed in federal court, accuses the airline of...
