Aviation Industry Braces for Double-Digit Premium Hikes After 737 MAX Groundings September 20, 2019 By Allison Lampert and Suzanne Barlyn The aviation industry is bracing for double-digit insurance premium hikes for the first time in about 15 years, as insurers...
Canada Should Require Stronger Rail Cars for Crude Before 2025 Deadline: Official August 27, 2018 By Allison Lampert Canada ought to require stronger tank cars for transporting flammable liquids sooner than the current deadline in 2025, Transportation Safety...
Fearing Collisions, Airlines Support Global Drone Registry April 18, 2018 By Allison Lampert and Jamie Freed Concerned by a rise in near collisions by unmanned aircraft and commercial jets, the world’s airlines back development of a...
Driving in Snow: Difficult for Humans and Driverless Cars March 22, 2018 By Allison Lampert A Canadian town known for its annual theater festival is emerging as a hub of “snowtonomous” research, as automakers face...
Real-Time Tracking to Be Required for Aircraft, After MH370 Disappearance March 8, 2016 By Allison Lampert The U.N.’s aviation agency on Monday announced new requirements for the real-time tracking of civilian aircraft in distress, following the...
Lac Megantic Train Crash Victims’ Fund to Begin Payments without CP Rail December 23, 2015 By Allison Lampert A C$460 million (US$330.46 million) settlement fund for victims of the 2013 Lac-Megantic crude-by-rail disaster will begin disbursements this week...
Court Delays Ruling on 2013 Quebec Oil Train Crash Settlement June 18, 2015 By Allison Lampert A Quebec judge reserved his decision on Wednesday on whether to grant a motion that would clear the way for...
Malaysia Says U.N. Must Make Conflict Zone Air Risk Reporting Mandatory February 3, 2015 By Allison Lampert and Allison Martell Malaysia, which suffered two commercial air disasters last year after one jet disappeared and another was shot down over Ukraine,...
U.S. to Back New System Warning Airlines in Conflict Zones January 23, 2015 By Allison Lampert and Allison Martell The United States will throw its support behind a proposal by the U.N.’s aviation agency to share information about risks...
ANALYSIS: AirAsia Crash Makes Case for Ejectable Black Boxes January 8, 2015 By Allison Lampert and Allison Martell A long-delayed proposal to outfit commercial airliners with ejectable “black box” recorders may have a better chance of being adopted...