Global Aviation Deaths Rose in 2020, Although Number of Crashes Fell January 4, 2021 By David Shepardson The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes rose in 2020 to 299 worldwide, even as the number...
India’s Aviation Regulator Points to Pilot Error in Air India Express Crash August 9, 2020 By Anurag Kotoky The Air India Express jet that overshot the runway on Friday, killing at least 18 people, had touched down too...
Crashed Pakistan Plane First Tried to Land Without Landing Gear at 203 Miles Per Hour May 28, 2020 By Alan Levin A deadly plane crash in Pakistan is prompting questions about how the crew could touch down without landing gear when...
Airbus Opens Investigation into Plane Crash that Killed 97 in Pakistan May 27, 2020 By Adil Jawad Pakistan announced Tuesday that Airbus experts have opened a probe into last week’s plane crash that killed 97 people when...
Commercial Airplane Crash Deaths Drop by More than 50% in 2019: Aviation Consultant January 2, 2020 By David Shepardson The number of people killed in large commercial airplane crashes fell by more than 50% in 2019 despite a high-profile...
U.S. Law Firms ‘Hounded’ Relatives of Ethiopian Airlines’ Crash Victims December 23, 2019 By Katharine Houreld Days after the March 10 crash of a Kenya-bound Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing jet that killed all 157 people on board,...
Boeing Settles More Than 60 Wrongful Death Cases Filed After Lion Air Crash November 22, 2019 By Janan Hanna A Boeing Co. lawyer said the aircraft maker has reached settlements in more than 60 wrongful death cases filed after...
Boeing 737 Max’s Design, Pilot and Regulatory Errors Caused Lion Air Crash October 28, 2019 By Harry Suhartono, Fathiya Dahrul and Alan Levin Indonesian investigators found sweeping problems and missteps in connection with last year’s fatal Lion Air crash, including design flaws in...
Reinsurers Charge ‘Rational’ Rates in April Renewals, from Flat to 25%: Willis Re April 1, 2019 While there were no signs of generalized rate hardening during the April 1, 2019 renewal season, reinsurers have adopted a...
Next-to-Last Flight of Lion Air’s Doomed 737 MAX Was Saved by Off-Duty Pilot March 20, 2019 By Alan Levin and Harry Suhartono As the Lion Air crew fought to control their diving Boeing Co. 737 MAX 8, they got help from an...