Latest Aerospace Headlines
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Senators Introduce Safety Legislation to Address Boeing 737 Issues
Oct 28 2019 // Two Democrats on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday introduced legislation to mandate numerous aviation safety recommendations in the wake of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people and led to...
Global Safety Regulators Fault U.S., ‘Undue Pressure’ from Boeing for 737 Max Approval
Oct 11 2019 // U.S. aviation regulators assessing Boeing Co.’s 737 Max sometimes didn’t follow their own rules, used out-of-date procedures and lacked the resources and expertise to fully vet the design changes implicated in...
Marsh JLT Specialty Aviation Hires 4 Execs from Aon, Global Aerospace and Swiss Re
Oct 9 2019 // Marsh, the insurance broker and risk adviser, announced four senior appointments to Marsh JLT Specialty’s Aviation Practice in London and New York. In London, Tony Ambrose and Martyn Holland are set to join as...
Southwest Pilots Sue Boeing for Lost Pay, Legal Costs Over ‘Rush’ Sale of 737 Max
Oct 8 2019 // The union for Southwest Airlines Co. pilots sued Boeing Co., saying the manufacturer rushed output of the 737 Max jet to stay competitive, withholding key information about a feature that contributed to two fatal crashes...
Hackers Target Airbus via Computer Systems of Suppliers, Contractors
Sep 26 2019 // Airbus SE said it has taken steps to shield itself from cyber attacks targeting the European aerospace and defense company through subcontractors’ computer systems. The maker of passenger planes and military jets is...
Boeing Vows New Safety Panel, Design Changes in Response to 737 Max Crashes
Sep 26 2019 // Boeing Co. aims to sharpen its focus on safety after the 737 Max’s grounding ends, forming a new oversight panel and recommending changes to the planemaker’s structure and design practices after two crashes...
Boeing 737 Fund Will Pay Crash Victims’ Families $145K Each
Sep 24 2019 // Boeing Co. will pay the families of 346 people killed in two fatal 737 MAX crashes $144,500 each from a $50 million financial assistance fund announced in July, the fund’s administrators said on Monday. The fund,...
Aviation Industry Braces for Double-Digit Premium Hikes After 737 MAX Groundings
Sep 20 2019 // The aviation industry is bracing for double-digit insurance premium hikes for the first time in about 15 years, as insurers wrestle with higher costs from aircraft groundings, including the grounding of Boeing Co.’s...
Pilot Chuck Yeager, Who Broke Sound Barrier, Sues Airbus for Trademark Infringement
Sep 20 2019 // Chuck Yeager, the retired U.S. Air Force pilot who broke the sound barrier, has sued Airbus SE, accusing the aerospace company of using his name and likeness without permission to promote a new high-speed helicopter. In a...
FAA Invites Global Regulators to Meet Over Boeing 737 Status
Sep 18 2019 // Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson has invited about 50 aviation safety regulators from around the world to an informal briefing in Montreal next week on the status of the grounded Boeing 737 MAX,...
Airbus A380s to Undergo Safety Checks After Air France Crash Probe Finds Part
Aug 22 2019 // Investigators probing an engine explosion on an Air France A380 in 2017 are studying a possible manufacturing flaw in a recently salvaged cracked part in a move likely to trigger urgent checks on dozens of Airbus...
Panel Readies Report on FAA Certification Process for Boeing 737
Aug 21 2019 // An expert panel reviewing how the Boeing Co. 737 Max was certified is expected to cite a breakdown in communication following revelations that aviation regulators didn’t understand key design elements until the first...
NOAA Ups Hurricane Forecast as El Nino Fades Away
Aug 19 2019 // Forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who are monitoring oceanic and atmospheric patterns say with the demise of El Nino this summer, conditions are now more favorable for above-normal named...
FAA May Not Require Simulator Training for Boeing 737 Max Pilots
Aug 15 2019 // U.S. aviation regulators are increasingly convinced they don’t need to mandate new simulator training for pilots of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max before returning the grounded jet to service, according to people...
New FAA Chief Asked to Review Agency’s Handling of Boeing Crashes
Aug 13 2019 // U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Monday she has asked the new head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to assess the agency’s performance in the wake of two fatal crashes of Boeing...
First Drone Flight ‘Beyond Line of Sight’ Completed, Says FAA
Aug 5 2019 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it had approved the first drone flight beyond the operator’s sight line, a major advance for retailers like Amazon.com Inc. seeking to speed up deliveries by...
Senators Question Federal Oversight of Boeing, Certification Deferrals to Manufacturers
Aug 1 2019 // A group of U.S. senators on Wednesday questioned the Federal Aviation Administration oversight of Boeing Co.’s 737 MAX as the agency defended the longstanding practice of deferring much of the process of certifying...
Space Insurance Premiums Could Double After European Vega Rocket Crash
Jul 31 2019 // Space rockets and satellites are likely to cost more to insure after the European Vega rocket crash this month, which hit insurers with a record space market loss of 369 million euros ($411.21 million), insurance industry...
Swiss Re H1 Profit Hit by Ethiopian Airlines Crash, Grounding of Boeing 737 MAX
Jul 31 2019 // Swiss Re’s first-half net profit fell 5.3%, as claims relating to the Ethiopian Airlines crash and the subsequent grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX, plus natural catastrophes took their toll. The world’s...
Cellphones Still a Flight Danger on Some Boeing Jets
Jul 18 2019 // U.S. government officials in 2014 revealed an alarming safety issue: Passenger mobile phones and other types of radio signals could pose a crash threat to some models of Boeing 737 and 777 airplanes. More than 1,300 jets...
