Latest Aviation Headlines
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Carlyle Aviation Sues Insurers Over Seized Planes Leased to Russian Airlines
Nov 1 2022 // Carlyle Aviation Partners said it sued a group of insurance companies and re-insurers claiming they failed to pay for losses stemming from the seizure of planes leased to Russian airlines following the invasion of...
FAA Warns of Aviation Safety Risks Without U.S. Mandate on 5G Limits
Oct 28 2022 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants the U.S. telecommunications regulatory agency to ensure a delay in some 5G C-Band transmissions from smaller operators. Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen said the agency...
Bankrupt Mexican Airline Interjet Ordered to Pay $7M in Class Action Lawsuit
Oct 25 2022 // Mexican airline Interjet, which was declared bankrupt by a judge in August, has been ordered to pay out 144 million pesos ($7.23 million) to thousands of clients in a class action lawsuit, the country’s consumer...
Boeing Crashes: Passengers’ Families Deemed Crime Victims
Oct 25 2022 // A federal judge ruled Friday that relatives of people killed in the crashes of two Boeing 737 Max planes are crime victims under federal law and should have been told about private negotiations over a settlement that...
Airbus and Qatar Airways Return to Court Over Ongoing Contractual, Safety Dispute
Oct 14 2022 // Airbus and Qatar Airways return to court on Friday as a contractual and safety dispute over A350 passenger jets descends into a tug-of-war over confidential documents while the sums at stake in their unprecedented...
U.S. to Issue New Cybersecurity Requirements for Critical Aviation Systems
Oct 13 2022 // A U.S. transportation security agency said Wednesday it plans to issue new cybersecurity requirements for some key aviation systems after several U.S. airport websites earlier this week were hit with apparently coordinated...
US Airport Websites Knocked Offline by Pro-Russia Hackers
Oct 12 2022 // A pro-Russian hacktivist group is claiming credit for a series of disruptions that temporarily knocked the websites of some US airports offline. The group, called Killnet, has engaged in a series of cyberattacks in recent...
Air France, Airbus Execs Plead Not Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter for 2009 Crash
Oct 11 2022 // A French criminal court opened the historic manslaughter trial of Air France and planemaker Airbus on Monday, with angry relatives demanding justice 13 years after an A330 jetliner plowed into the Atlantic, killing all on...
FAA Warns About Type of Seaplane that Crashed in Washington
Oct 11 2022 // Federal authorities have issued a warning about a part of the tail in the type of seaplane that crashed in Washington state’s Puget Sound last month, killing 10 people. The Seattle Times reports that the Federal...
Air France and Airbus Face Manslaughter Trial in French Court Over Rio-Paris Crash
Oct 10 2022 // PARIS (AP) – Nicolas Touillou had just proposed marriage to his girlfriend. Nelson Marinho Jr. was heading off on a new oil exploration job. Eric Lamy was about to celebrate his 38th birthday. They were among 228 people...
Hurricane Ian Spurs Evacuations as Airports, Schools Shut
Sep 28 2022 // Hurricane Ian, projected to be one of the costliest storms in US history, prompted mass evacuations, school shutdowns and thousands of flight cancellations across the third-largest state. The storm, which has already...
Boeing to Pay $200M to Settle Charges it Misled Investors About 737 MAX
Sep 23 2022 // Boeing Co. will pay $200 million to settle civil charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it misled investors about its 737 MAX, which was grounded for 20 months after two fatal crashes killed 346...
American Airlines Says Data Breach Affected Some Customers, Employees
Sep 21 2022 // American Airlines Inc. on Tuesday confirmed a data breach and said while an “unauthorized actor” gained access to personal information of a small number of customers and employees through a phishing campaign,...
American Airlines Says Hackers Accessed Some Data on Customers
Sep 21 2022 // American Airlines says personal information of a “very small number” of customers and employees was compromised after hackers breached some employee email accounts. The airline said Tuesday that it has...
First Aerial Delivery Drone Granted Design Approval by FAA
Sep 8 2022 // Aviation regulators approved designs for the first flying drone built specifically for shipping packages, a major step forward for the fledgling remote delivery industry. Matternet Inc.’s Model M2, a four-rotor...
Baggage Handler at New Orleans’ Airport Killed in Accident
Sep 2 2022 // A 26-year-old worker at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport was killed after an accident while unloading baggage from a Frontier Airlines flight, authorities said. The Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office...
Peoples Moves: AXA XL Promotes Lahrmann as Senior Property U/W, UK & Lloyd’s; Chubb Global Markets Hires Audis From Nexus as General Aviation U/W
Aug 17 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL and Chubb Global Markets. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes Lahrmann as Senior Property Underwriter, UK &...
Skywest Airlines Sued for Sex Discrimination at Dallas Operation
Aug 17 2022 // SkyWest Airlines violated federal law by subjecting a female parts clerk to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, explicit...
OSHA Investigating After Construction Worker Electrocuted at Charlotte Airport
Jul 28 2022 // A construction worker at a North Carolina airport was electrocuted, according to a California-based company for whom he worked. The Charlotte Observer reports Rosendin Electric, a company based in San Jose, California,...
Luton Airport Runway Meltdown Shows That Airports Are Vulnerable to Climate Change
Jul 22 2022 // The temporary disruption at London’s Luton Airport on Monday when soaring temperatures caused a small section of the asphalt to lift is an example of the challenges airports face in making their infrastructure...
