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Grain Insurance Program Could Be Blueprint for Ukraine’s Return to Air Travel: Doyle

Ukraine is working “intensively” with partners to restore air travel suspended for nearly two years, with the main focus on Boryspil International Airport outside the capital Kyiv, a presidential official said on Thursday. Ukraine’s airspace was abruptly closed by Russia’s …

Ukraine in Talks With Marsh on War Risk Insurance for Air Transport

Ukraine is discussing military risk insurance for air transportation with insurance broker Marsh and consulting firm Oliver Wyman, Ukraine’s National Security and Defense Council said on Friday. Air traffic over Ukraine has been suspended since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February …

Aviation War Insurers Cancel Cover for Airlines Domiciled in Israel, Lebanon: Sources

Aviation war insurers have given notice to cancel cover for some airlines domiciled in Israel and Lebanon because of the conflict in the region, with some cancellations already taking effect, three industry sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. …

Israel to Provide $6 Billion War Insurance Cover for Israeli Airlines

Israel’s parliamentary finance committee approved a plan to provide a state guarantee of $6 billion to cover insurance against war risks to Israeli airlines, the Finance Ministry said on Thursday. The guarantee framework will grant Israeli airlines insurance policies against …

Update: Airlines Wrestle With Safety Risks of Evacuation Operations in Israel

Airlines wrestled with the safety risk of evacuation operations in Israel on Thursday, with Norwegian Air and Dutch KLM canceling flights while Air France was going ahead with a special flight chartered by the French foreign ministry. Norwegian Air said …

Airlines Face Israel Insurance Alert in Wake of Weekend Attacks

Airlines wrestled with the safety risk of evacuation operations in Israel on Thursday, with carriers including Dutch KLM canceling flights while sister airline Air France mounted a special relief flight chartered by the French foreign ministry. Airlines have faced warnings …

Airlines Face Doubling in War Insurance Premiums After Sudan Losses: Sources

Airlines could end up paying twice as much for insurance they need to protect themselves against losses triggered by war after a bruising year wiped out aviation war insurers’ revenue for 2023, industry sources say. Aircraft were destroyed at Khartoum …

Insurance Premiums Surging for Ukraine War-Exposed Business: Sources

Insurance premiums are doubling or more for some aviation and marine business particularly exposed to the war in Ukraine, increasing costs for airline and shipping firms, industry sources say. Global commercial insurance premiums rose 11% on average in the first …

Russian Airlines Could Be Frozen Out of Aircraft Leasing Market After Ukraine War

Russian airlines could be frozen out of the aircraft leasing market well beyond the Ukraine conflict, one of the industry’s biggest players warned on Tuesday, blaming what executives have described as a default involving hundreds of Western jets. Global leasing …

Irish Lessors Terminate All Russian Airline Leases

All Irish lessors terminated their Russian airline leases by Monday’s European Union sanctions deadline and have so far had limited success in recovering their aircraft, the representative body for the sector in Ireland said. Aircraft Leasing Ireland (ALI), members of …