Latest Aviation Headlines
All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Storm Closes Cheyenne Government Offices, Interstates
Dec 22 2006 // A major winter storm hit southeastern Wyoming on Wednesday, closing interstate highways, stranding travelers and sending government workers home early in Cheyenne. Mike Sowko, forecaster with the National Weather Service...
Colorado Under Blizzard Warning; Storm Rolls into Denver, Plains
Dec 21 2006 // A powerful winter storm brought heavy snow and strong winds to Colorado on Wednesday, prompting airlines to cancel hundreds of flights and forcing highway officials to close the state’s busiest east-west route from...
Pilots Should Confirm Runway is Correct, Say Safety Officials
Dec 15 2006 // Airline pilots should be required to follow specific procedures to make sure their airplane takes off on the right runway, federal safety investigators said this week. The National Transportation Safety Board...
Half of Airports Lack Runway Safety Zone, Reports FAA
Nov 7 2006 // More than half of U.S. commercial airports do not have a 1,000-foot (305 meter) margin at the end of a runway, an overrun area, which the U.S. government says is needed as a safety zone, according to a new report. Some of...
Ky. Family’s Suit Over Comair Crash Faults Plane Design
Nov 7 2006 // A lawsuit filed by the family of one of the victims of a Kentucky jet crash that killed 49 people says many victims might have survived if the plane had not burst into flames. Comair Flight 5191 crashed and burned shortly...
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Oct 23 2006 // Damage from Hawaii’s 6.6 earthquake predicted to be widespread Officials have begun inspecting bridges and roads across Hawaii, following the strongest earthquake to rattle the islands in more than two decades, a...
Inspectors Check for Damage after Hawaii’s 6.6 Magnitude Earthquake
Oct 17 2006 // Officials began inspecting bridges and roads across Hawaii yesterday, following the strongest earthquake to rattle the islands in more than two decades, a 6.6-magnitude quake that caused blackouts and landslides but no...
French Court Dismisses Suit by 1992 Airbus Crash Victims’ Families
Oct 10 2006 // A court in eastern France last week threw out a lawsuit by families of victims of a 1992 plane crash that accused the government of dragging out prosecution of the case. After a 14-year investigation, defense aviation...
Suit filed against Comair for Kentucky crash
Sep 25 2006 // The family of a woman killed when Comair Flight 5191 took off on the wrong runway at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., and crashed in flames has sued the airline, blaming it for the country’s deadliest airplane...
Max Re Launches Aviation Unit
Sep 20 2006 // Bermuda-based Max Re Capital Ltd. announced that its subsidiary, Max Re Ltd., has increased its product offerings by the formation of a dedicated aviation insurance unit that will operate from the company’s Dublin...
Safety Board Reports Transportation Fatalities Up in 2005
Sep 18 2006 // Transportation fatalities in the United States increased last year, according to preliminary figures released today by the National Transportation Safety Board. Deaths from transportation accidents in the United States in...
Officials: Next Terrorist Attack on U.S Not Matter of If, But When
Sep 10 2006 // The threat of terrorism against the United States remains chillingly lethal five years after 9/11, and officials predict another massive attack is not a matter of if — but when. Despite a government overhaul and more...
Flagstone Re, Sirius Launch Aviation Reinsurance Cover
Sep 8 2006 // Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited and Sirius International Insurance Corporation announced from Bermuda that they “are delighted to have established an agreement to underwrite Aviation Reinsurance.” The...
Trusted Choice to Run National TV Ads
Sep 6 2006 // Trusted Choice will run TV commercials commencing in September and running for the next 12 months. Trusted Choice says the ads will give participating agencies the opportunity to maximize their exposure by running local...
Lawsuit Filed Against Comair Over Kentucky Plane Crash
Sep 5 2006 // The family of a woman killed when Comair Flight 5191 took off on the wrong runway and crashed in flames sued the airline, blaming it for the United States’ deadliest airplane disaster in five years. The lawsuit...
Weather Suspected in Russian Plane Crash
Aug 23 2006 // A Russian passenger jet crashed during a thunderstorm just minutes after sending a distress signal on Tuesday, killing all 170 people on board, including dozens of children. Emergency officials said preliminary information...
Bechtel Won’t Get San Jose Airport Job Because of Insurance Issues
Aug 22 2006 // The job of upgrading Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport won’t go to Bechtel Infrastructure Group, city officials announced. Negotiations between the city and the San Francisco-based contractor broke down...
Airlines Tighten Security, Cancel Flights Following Terror Plot
Aug 11 2006 // Passengers in the United States coped with heightened security at airports Thursday after authorities in London uncovered a terror plot aimed at airlines traveling from Britain to the U.S. American Airlines canceled six...
China Evacuates 433,000 Before Storm
Aug 10 2006 // More than 433,000 people have been evacuated from parts of China’s southeastern coast that are due to be hit by Typhoon Saomai, a government news agency reported Thursday Saomai was expected to hit the mainland on...
Thousands of Passengers Stranded after LAX Equipment Malfunction
Aug 9 2006 // Officials were investigating what caused a navigational system that helps guides planes onto arriving runways to fail, stranding thousands of passengers on hundreds of flights at Los Angeles International Airport and other...
