Latest Aviation Headlines
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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...
New York Judge to Rule If WTC Developer Can Seek Damages From Airlines
Jul 16 2013 // A federal judge is days away from deciding if New York developer Larry Silverstein can recover as much as $3.5 billion from airlines for damages to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, on top of more than $4 billion...
Battery in Honeywell Locator May Have Caused 787 Fire: Source
Jul 16 2013 // Investigators are looking into whether a fire on a Boeing Dreamliner in London last week was caused by the battery of an emergency locator transmitter built by Honeywell International Inc, according to a source familiar...
Court Bars Lawsuit in Oklahoma Airplane Crash
Jul 15 2013 // Alabama’s highest court has ruled that a lawsuit involving a deadly 2005 Oklahoma airplane crash is time-barred and must be dismissed. The decision by the Alabama Supreme Court involves the second of two lawsuits...
Judge to Mull If Airlines Owe WTC Owners Over 9/11
Jul 15 2013 // A judge who has presided over most of the litigation stemming from the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks will decide whether the owners of the World Trade Center can try to make aviation companies pay billions of dollars...
Willis Sees Continued ‘Downward’ Trend for Airline Premiums
Jul 15 2013 // Insurance premiums for airlines continued to go down during the first half of this year in what remains a buyers’ market, according to a report by Willis Group Holdings. The loss of an Asiana B777 aircraft in a...
Taiwan Braces for Direct Hit as Typhoon Soulik Approaches
Jul 12 2013 // Taiwan is bracing for a direct hit by Typhoon Soulik early tomorrow, prompting precautionary evacuations due to the risk of landslides, and airlines predicting high winds that would disrupt flights. Soulik may make...
