Latest Aviation Headlines
All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Court Rules Airport Screeners Shielded From Passenger Abuse Claims
Jul 12 2018 // Fliers may have a tough time recovering damages for invasive screenings at U.S. airport security checkpoints, after a federal appeals court on Wednesday said screeners are immune from claims under a federal law governing...
Taiwan Prepares for Typhoon Maria, Forcing Cancellation of 250 Flights
Jul 10 2018 // Taiwan warned businesses and schools to prepare for extreme conditions as Severe Typhoon Maria closes in on the island, disrupting flights and curtailing futures trading. The typhoon could bring strong winds and heavy...
Court Upholds Federal Authority to Regulate Hobbyist Drone Use
Jul 9 2018 // The U.S. government’s ability to police hobbyist drone use was upheld by an appellate court Friday in a ruling that helps set the stage for a series of new restrictions and requirements aviation regulators hope to...
‘Incredibly Shrinking Airline Seat’ Not a Safety Concern, Says FAA
Jul 6 2018 // Hopes for more legroom in increasingly cramped airplane cabins were dashed when U.S. regulators, responding to a court order, said they found no need to impose new standards on airlines. The Federal Aviation...
Families of Pilots File Wrongful Death Suit in 2016 Arizona Helicopter Crash
Jun 27 2018 // The families of two pilots who died in a 2016 helicopter crash in western Arizona have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the California-based manufacturer of the aircraft. The suit filed last Friday in Los Angeles...
Flooding in Virginia Closes Airport, Traps Several Drivers
Jun 25 2018 // Officials say flooding and severe weather in Virginia have closed the state capital’s airport and trapped some motorists. Richmond International Airport tweeted that it was closing due to flooding for several hours...
8 Passengers Sue Southwest Airlines, Manufacturers Over Engine Blowout
Jun 22 2018 // Eight passengers have sued Southwest Airlines Co. over a catastrophic engine blowout in April that killed a passenger and injured several others. The plaintiffs, eight passengers from Flight 1380 on April 17 and one...
XL Catlin Launches Specialty Aviation Insurance in Mexico
Jun 22 2018 // XL Catlin announced the launch of specialty aviation insurance in Mexico. The new product suite will initially focus on general aviation hull and liability risks. With an established presence in Latin America and aviation...
Railroads, Airlines Seek to Bypass States’ Paid Sick Leave Laws
Jun 21 2018 // Fed up with state and local laws that require private employers to offer paid sick days, the airlines and railroads have filed suit, claiming that the interstate nature of their businesses should make them exempt. Airlines...
Southwest Crew Detail Engine Explosion Causing Emergency Philadelphia Landing
Jun 18 2018 // The flight crew on the Southwest Airlines jet that was forced to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia after an engine exploded described the harrowing experience in their first joint interview. Capt. Tammie Jo Shults...
Probe Says FAA Allowed Unsafe Charter Planes to Fly
Jun 15 2018 // Government aviation inspectors allowed unsafe aircraft to operate in U.S. commercial flight operations, a whistleblower investigation has concluded. The Federal Aviation Administration’s own review confirmed the...
Ease Up On Commercial Drones, Scientists Advise Safety Regulators
Jun 14 2018 // Science advisers to the federal government say safety regulators are hindering the spread of commercial drones by being too cautious about the risks posed by the flying machines. The National Academies of Science,...
London Market’s Electronic Placing Platform, PPL, Now Trades Aviation Risks
Jun 11 2018 // The London market’s electronic placing platform, PPL Ltd., announced that aviation classes of business went live on the platform on June 11. “With only reinsurance and verticalized placements left to go, this...
Air Ambulances’ Sky-High Charges Leave Reimbursement Gaps, Lawsuits
Jun 11 2018 // When three-year-old West Cox’s fever hit 107 degrees, doctors called a helicopter. Hours earlier, the toddler, who’d been prescribed an antibiotic for a suspected ear infection, was at home in Princeton, West...
Airlines Urged to Use Predictive Models, Data Sharing to Keep Skies Safe
Jun 6 2018 // Global airlines, coming off a record-low accident rate in 2017, need to guard against complacency over safety as heavy growth in travel demand stretches the air transport system, industry leaders warned at a conference...
Rampant Brazil Cargo Theft Disrupts Retail, Drives Up Insurance Rates
May 31 2018 // In a bunker-like room in a gritty suburb of Sao Paulo, retired police colonel Antonio Marin and a dozen employees track the location of hundreds of cargo trucks on a bank of monitors. During his 34 years in Sao Paulo...
How Airlines Handle Medical Emergencies While in Flight
May 30 2018 // In May 2016, Lewis Christman was flying from Chicago to Rome when he suffered a bout of acute pancreatitis. He curled into a fetal position on the floor. He spent the next seven hours in agony while the plane flew on. The...
Southwest Crew Detail Engine Explosion Causing Emergency Philadelphia Landing
May 25 2018 // The flight crew on the Southwest Airlines jet that was forced to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia after an engine exploded described the harrowing experience in their first joint interview on Wednesday. Capt....
United Airlines Settles with Passenger Over Death of Puppy
May 24 2018 // United Airlines has reached a “resolution” with the owners of a small French bulldog puppy that died during a flight after a cabin attendant ordered it stowed in an overhead bin in March, the carrier said on...
High-Flying Drone Business May Leave Smaller Firms, Pioneers Behind
May 15 2018 // Andy Trench made $2,000 a day in 2015 taking sky-high photographs along the East Coast with a drone he made himself. Now, that same work fetches about $175. “It’s apparent that a lot of this industry is a race...
