Latest Aerospace Headlines
All the headlines from our Aerospace Topic Page, ordered by recency.
FAA Approving 250 Drone Permits a Month Without Final Rules
Jul 9 2015 // The Federal Aviation Administration is issuing permits for the commercial use of drones at a rate of about 250 a month as it tries to meet the growing demand for unmanned aircraft while it develops rules for their...
SpaceX Still Doesn’t Know Why Falcon 9 Rocket Exploded
Jul 7 2015 // SpaceX is still homing in on why its Falcon 9 rocket exploded after liftoff last week, unable to resolve conflicting data radioed back to the ground before the explosion, CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday. “It’s a...
Washington Worker’s Family Sues Over Fatal Boeing 777 Air Bag
Jul 6 2015 // The family of a Washington man who was fatally injured while he was working on a seat belt air bag replacement that inflated explosively is suing Boeing Co. and a supplier. The lawsuit filed last week in King County...
SpaceX Cargo Loss is Government’s, but Rocket Costs and Backlog Uncertain
Jun 29 2015 // SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket en route to the International Space Station erupted in flames on Sunday moments after its launch, delivering a potential business interruption blow to the so-far highly successful private...
NOAA Research Warns Global Warming Continues Unabated
Jun 5 2015 // The pace of global warming hasn’t slowed since 1998, a finding that contradicts a major United Nations study and challenges a key argument of skeptics of manmade climate change. Temperatures since 2000 have risen at...
NOAA’s Hurricane Hunter Planes Get $42 million Upgrade
Jun 2 2015 // The hurricane planes known affectionately as “Miss Piggy” and “Kermit” are getting new Rolls-Royce engines, new wings and better radar. Every hurricane season for nearly four decades, the two...
NOAA Predicts Quiet-ish Atlantic Hurricane Season
May 27 2015 // The U.S. Climate Prediction Center says the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season will likely be below-normal. But that’s no reason to believe coastal areas will have it easy, say the weather experts at the center, which is...
NOAA in Miami to Send More Hurricane Drones into Atlantic this Season
May 6 2015 // Scientists are planning to send more drones flying into hurricanes that develop during the upcoming Atlantic storm season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration first launched the 13-pound winged drones into...
Erie Insurance Receives FAA Approval to Use Drones
May 4 2015 // Erie Insurance announced on April 15 that it received conditional approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) — commonly referred to as drones — in the...
Erie Insurance Receives FAA Approval to Use Drones in Claims, Underwriting
Apr 15 2015 // Erie Insurance announced Wednesday that it received conditional approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) — commonly referred to as drones — in the...
Alabama College Receives FAA Approval to Offer Drone Courses
Apr 14 2015 // Alabama’s Auburn University aviation center plans to offer courses about how to fly drones. The school said last week it has received federal approval to operate a new Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight School as part...
NOAA: No Spring Drought Relief for California, Nevada, Oregon
Apr 6 2015 // Californians facing a fourth year of drought conditions — and some other parts of the West – shouldn’t count on any relief in the coming months. In California this doesn’t bode well for chances of a...
NOAA: Western N.Y., New England at Elevated Risk of Moderate Flooding
Apr 6 2015 // According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Spring Outlook forecast issued on March 19, rivers in western New York and eastern New England have the greatest risk of moderate spring flooding...
Zurich Canada Launches Drone Insurance Product for Corporate Clients
Apr 2 2015 // Zurich Canada announced that it has “launched a new insurance product that will help its customers across a range of industries take advantage of the risk mitigation and cost saving opportunities available through...
Allianz Is Lead Underwriter for Crashed Germanwings Airbus A320
Mar 25 2015 // German insurer Allianz confirmed it was the lead insurance underwriter for the Airbus A320 plane which crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday. All 150 people on board the plane, operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings...
FAA Eases Rules for Commercial Drones
Mar 24 2015 // Commercial drone operators will have an easier time using and testing their devices in the U.S. after the Federal Aviation Administration said it has loosened some requirements for obtaining government permission to...
Germanwings Airbus A320 Crashes in France; Survivors Unlikely
Mar 24 2015 // An Airbus A320 crash in southern France may have claimed the lives of all 150 people on board, in what would be the worst air accident on French soil in decades. Germanwings Flight 9525 operated by the low-cost subsidiary...
NOAA: Spring Flooding Risk in Western N.Y., Eastern New England
Mar 19 2015 // According to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Spring Outlook released today, rivers in western New York and eastern New England have the greatest risk of spring flooding in part because of...
NOAA: No Spring Drought Relief for California, Nevada, Oregon
Mar 19 2015 // Californians facing a fourth year of drought conditions – and some other parts of the West – shouldn’t count on any relief in the coming months. In California this doesn’t bode well for chances of a mild...
Allied World Offers Product to Airbus’ Customers With Runway Safety System
Mar 2 2015 // Allied World Europe and Airbus have entered into a relationship whereby Allied World will offer complimentary aircraft hull insurance to airlines that purchase Airbus’ Runways Overrun Prevention System (ROPS). ROPS...
