Latest Aviation Headlines
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Chinese Firms in Talks to Buy AIG Aircraft Leasing Unit
Dec 7 2012 // A group of Chinese companies, including the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), is in talks to buy American International Group’s aircraft leasing unit for around $5.5 billion, a source familiar with the...
French Court Clears Continental of Criminal Liability for 2000 Concorde Crash
Nov 30 2012 // Continental Airlines was cleared on Thursday of criminal responsibility for the Concorde crash in Paris in 2000 that killed 113 people, with a French court also absolving a mechanic at the U.S. airline of involuntary...
EU’s Debt Crisis Saps its Ability to Lead Climate Change Debate
Nov 26 2012 // The EU’s debt crisis has sapped its ability to lead the way in global climate talks, which began in Doha on Monday, and to build on a fragile victory it clinched a year ago. The European Union is one of the few...
United Airlines Not Liable for Alleged 9/11 Security Lapse: Judge
Nov 23 2012 // United Airlines bears no responsibility for suspected security lapses at a Maine airport, which allowed hijackers to board the American Airlines plane that crashed into one of the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11,...
AIR Worldwide’s Field Reports From R.I., Conn., and Long Island, N.Y.
Nov 16 2012 // In its ongoing damage survey of areas impacted by Superstorm Sandy, AIR Worldwide’s latest report describes the kinds of damage patterns caused by Sandy in coastal communities in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Long...
EU Fails to Fill Cash Gap as Climate Talks Loom
Nov 14 2012 // EU finance ministers have failed to deliver firm promises of cash to help poor nations deal with climate change, threatening progress at international talks to tackle global warming later this month. Talks on Tuesday in...
New York, New Jersey Order Evacuations Ahead of New Storm
Nov 7 2012 // [The National Weather Service updated its nor’easter forecast Wednesday morning. The agency said this strengthening coastal storm will impact northeast Wednesday into Thursday. A low pressure system off the...
Starr Companies Launch Aviation Broker Portal
Oct 29 2012 // Starr Aviation, a division of Starr Indemnity & Liability Co., has launched a new broker portal, Starrlink. The Starrlink portal provides agents with access to all previously issued policy documents, inclusive of but...
Hurricane Sandy Forces Evacuations, Shutdowns on East Coast
Oct 28 2012 // Tens of millions of East Coast residents scrambled on Sunday to prepare for Hurricane Sandy, which could make landfall as the largest storm to hit the United States, bringing battering winds, flooding and even heavy...
British Airways Cancels Flights to Hurricane-Hit U.S. Northeast
Oct 28 2012 // British Airways cancelled all flights to New York on Sunday and will suspend most services to and from the U.S. East Coast on Monday as the United States braces for the arrival of Hurricane Sandy. The freak storm, due to...
Update: Hurricane Sandy Could Affect 50 Million People on East Coast
Oct 28 2012 // Authorities shut transit systems and ordered some evacuations as tens of millions of people on the East Coast braced on Sunday for Hurricane Sandy, a gigantic storm forecast to deliver battering winds, dangerous flooding...
Chartis Adds CrisisResponse Coverage to Corporate Aviation Policies
Oct 16 2012 // The Chartis insurers have added CrisisResponse coverage to aviation policies for corporate customers, including airports and charter management companies. Developed by Chartis Aerospace Insurance Services Inc.,...
Jury Says Alabama Engine Maker Not Liable in Plane Crash
Oct 12 2012 // An Alabama jury has decided that Mobile-based Continental Motors is not responsible for an airplane crash that killed a Louisville, Ky., man four years ago. The Press-Register reported that jurors reached the decision...
ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems Fined $172K for Hazards at Texas Site
Oct 8 2012 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited ThyssenKrupp Airport Systems Inc. with 28 serious safety violations at its Fort Worth, Texas, work site for exposing workers to...
Dallas Suburb Rattled by 3.4-Magnitude Quake
Oct 1 2012 // A small earthquake and a subsequent aftershock lent an element of “surprise” to the overnight hours on Sept. 29 in a suburb west of Dallas. Authorities reported no serious damage from late-night quakes, just...
Old Claims Follow Hawker Beechcraft in Bankruptcy
Sep 30 2012 // A long-running legal fight involving allegations that Wichita, Kan.-based Hawker Beechcraft made false statements and misrepresentations in the sale of military aircraft to the United States is now dogging the...
Report on Chicago Airport Highlights Air-Traffic Control Problems
Sep 27 2012 // Federal transportation investigators have released a preliminary report about two near midair collisions at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport that raises questions about air-traffic control at one of the...
Mapfre to Provide Travel Insurance to African Airline Passengers
Sep 11 2012 // International insurer Mapfre Assistance has agreed to provide travel insurance to all passengers of ASKY Airlines. The airline, with headquarters in Lomé (Togo), operates in Western and Central Africa and it has forecast...
Severe Storms Damage Arkansas Airport, Cars, Houses
Sep 10 2012 // Strong winds from severe thunderstorms destroyed airplane hangars and damaged airplanes, homes and vehicles as they moved across Arkansas on Sept. 7, authorities said. No serious injuries were reported, but the storms left...
NTSB: Trim Tab Failure Caused 2011 Reno Race Crash
Aug 29 2012 // The World War II-era P-51 Mustang hurtled over the race course in Nevada at more than 500 mph, its skin wrinkling and canopy separating from the sheer force of the flight. A crucial tail control fluttered, its screws...
