Latest Aviation Headlines
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East Coast Cities, Resorts Prepare for Irene
Aug 26 2011 // North Carolina braced Friday for a direct hit from Hurricane Irene, cities along the U.S. east coast were on alert and millions of beach goers cut short vacations to escape the powerful storm. With more than 50 million...
Irene Causes Extensive Property Damage on Smaller Islands in the Bahamas
Aug 26 2011 // Large and powerful Hurricane Irene roared across the Bahamas archipelago on Wednesday, knocking down trees and destroying homes on a path that officials said posed the greatest threat to the country’s smaller,...
Earthquake Rattles East Coast; No Deaths or Major Damage Reported
Aug 23 2011 // A strong earthquake struck the U.S. East Coast and was felt as far away as Canada on Tuesday, shaking buildings in many cities, delaying flights and trains and sending thousands of frightened workers into the...
Rio-Paris Crash Probe Finds Air France Pilots Ignored Warnings
Jul 29 2011 // French investigators said on Friday that the crew of Air France’s Rio-Paris flight which crashed into the Atlantic two years ago ignored repeated stall warnings and failed to follow textbook...
Judge Releases Mass. Agency from 9/11 Lawsuit
Jul 29 2011 // The Massachusetts Port Authority was dismissed as a defendant from the last pending wrongful death lawsuit related to the Sept. 11 attacks, leaving United Airlines and a security company facing a trial in which airport...
Willis Report Notes Stable Market for Airlines, but Questions Sustainability
Jul 25 2011 // Willis’ monthly airline insurance insight report indicates that “the insurance market has remained remarkably stable for airlines, with no change in the drivers of capacity and claims. “The experience of...
Lawsuit Filed Over Continental Airlines Crash at Denver Airport
Jul 20 2011 // Passengers on a Continental Airlines flight that crashed at Denver International Airport are blaming air traffic controllers for the accident. A lawsuit filed in federal court by 21 passengers claims air traffic...
Think Beyond Technology
Jul 18 2011 // Here’s a bedtime story I tell my little ones. Back in the dark ages when I went to college, there was no Internet. Cell phones, for the few who had them, were called car phones since they were installed in cars....
Massachusetts Family’s 9/11 Suit Questions Logan Airport’s Security
Jul 4 2011 // The family of a Massachusetts man killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks says in court documents that private security screeners at Logan International Airport were not made aware of the terrorist threat from...
Tornado Repairs at St. Louis Airport May Cost $30M
Jun 24 2011 // The cost to repair tornado damage at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport could reach as much as $30 million. Airport officials said they’ve received estimates of $25 million to $30 million to restore Terminal 1...
Massachusetts Family’s 9/11 Lawsuit Blames Logan Airport Security
Jun 23 2011 // The family of a Massachusetts man killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks says newly released court documents show security problems at Boston’s airport the day of attacks are to blame for the man’s...
Rolls-Royce, Qantas Settle A380 Engine Dispute for $100 Million
Jun 22 2011 // Rolls-Royce and Qantas have reached a settlement over an Airbus A380 engine explosion last year that forced a jet with 469 people on board to make an emergency landing and grounded much of the airline’s fleet. Qantas...
Transocean Report Pins Gulf Oil Spill Blame on BP
Jun 22 2011 // Transocean Ltd , the owner of the oil drilling rig that exploded and sank in the Gulf of Mexico last year, blamed BP Plcin a report released Wednesday for decisions that led to the disastrous oil spill. Transocean and BP...
Best Affirms Lufthansa Captive Insurer Delvag’s Ratings
Jun 16 2011 // A.M. Best Europe – Rating Services Limited has affirmed the financial strength ratings of ‘A-‘ (Excellent) and issuer credit ratings of “a-” of Germany’s Delvag Luftfahrtversicherungs-AG...
Starr Aviation to Offer Personal Non-Owned Coverage
Jun 14 2011 // Starr Aviation Agency, Inc. (Starr Aviation), a member of Starr Cos., has launched a personal non-owned offering for both renter pilots and flight instructors. The personal non-owned offering is offered exclusively online...
Air France Crash Investigation Sparks Pilot Mystery
May 31 2011 // A French airliner plunged out of control for four minutes before crashing into the Atlantic in 2009, investigators said, in a report raising questions about how the crew handled a “stall alarm” blaring out in...
Eurocontrol: No Major Ash Impact on Air Traffic
May 27 2011 // No significant disruptions of air traffic are expected in Europe in coming days as a result of volcanic activity, Eurocontrol said Thursday. The air traffic agency said activity from Iceland’s Grimsvotn volcano has...
Icelandic Ash Cloud Shuts UK Flights; Britain Says Airspace Open
May 24 2011 // About 250 flights to northern Britain were cancelled on Tuesday over concerns about the ash cloud spewing from an Icelandic volcano, but British and Irish officials dismissed fears of a mass shutdown of airspace. The...
Europe on Alert for Icelandic Volcano Ash Cloud
May 23 2011 // An eruption by Iceland’s most active volcano put Europe on high alert on Monday as a billowing ash cloud drifted towards Scotland and threatened to shut down airports across the northern edge of the...
Tensions between Air France, Airbus Erupt in Crash Investigation
May 19 2011 // A row has erupted between Air France and Airbus as pressure grows to explain the 2009 Rio-Paris plane crash using data recovered from black boxes. The tensions were laid bare inadvertently by a top official, following days...
