Latest Aviation Headlines
All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
How Will London’s Position as Global Financial Center Be Affected by Brexit?
Mar 28 2018 // Is London’s position as the largest international center of finance slipping as a result of Brexit? London has been a critical artery for the flow of money around the world for centuries. The financial services...
New York Copter Straps That Trapped Riders May Have Also Cut Fuel
Mar 27 2018 // The pilot of the photo-tour helicopter that crash-landed in New York’s East River this month said a safety tether designed to keep passengers inside the open-door flight may have accidentally shut off the...
Cash-Strapped Papua New Guinea Gov’t Struggles to Help Desperate Quake Survivors
Mar 26 2018 // Almost a month after a deadly earthquake, Papua New Guinea is struggling to get aid to desperate survivors, having allocated just a fraction of its relief funds, while a rent dispute left disaster officials briefly locked...
Spring Nor’easter Targets Northeast with Heavy Snow, Winds
Mar 22 2018 // A spring nor’easter targeted the Northeast on Wednesday with strong winds and a foot or more of snow expected in some parts of the region. Airlines canceled flights and schools canceled classes ahead of the fourth...
Driverless Vehicles Provide Test of Attitudes Toward Risk: Kemp
Mar 22 2018 // Uber has suspended road tests of self-driving vehicles after the first pedestrian was killed by one of its vehicles operating under autonomous computer control. Proponents of self-driving vehicles claim they would be...
New York’s Senators Call for Probe of FAA Approval of Doors-Off Flights
Mar 20 2018 // New York’s senators are calling for a probe into how “doors-off” helicopter sightseeing flights and the tight harness systems were ever approved by the Federal Aviation Administration in the first...
FAA Grounds ‘Doors-Off’ Helicopter Tours After New York Crash
Mar 19 2018 // Federal aviation regulators are grounding “doors-off” helicopter tour flights in which passengers are tethered to the aircraft as a result of the March 11 crash in New York that killed five people. The Federal...
Helicopter Trade Group Had Fought Open-Door Tours for Years
Mar 19 2018 // The leading trade group for helicopter operators has, for at least two years, urged a halt to open-door tours such as the one that ended in the death of five people in the East River off Manhattan on March 11. The...
Aviation Gets Off to Deadly Start in 2018 with 3 Crashes in 4½ Weeks
Mar 16 2018 // Three deadly air crashes that have killed 170 passengers in the past 4 1/2 weeks may indicate that 2017, the safest-ever year for aviation, represented a statistical blip. A total of five fare-paying customers lost their...
Fatal Copter Tour Flew Under Looser Rules of Crop-Dusters
Mar 15 2018 // The open-door helicopter tour in which five people died in a crash landing in the East River off Manhattan on Sunday was operating under safety restrictions reserved for photography flights that are looser than those for...
Nepal Plane Crash Followed Confused Chatter Between Pilot, Control Tower
Mar 14 2018 // “I say again, turn!” the air traffic controller called over the radio, his voice rising, as the flight from Bangladesh swerved low over the runway at Kathmandu’s small airport. Seconds later, the plane...
UK Insurtech Flock Launches Pay-As-You-Fly Drone Insurance
Mar 13 2018 // Flock, a London based startup, has launched Europe’s first “pay-as-you-fly” drone insurance solution. The “Flock Cover” smartphone app provides on-demand insurance for commercial drone pilots...
First Lawsuit Filed in Arizona Helicopter Tour Crash
Mar 5 2018 // The parents of a British tourist who died after the Grand Canyon sightseeing helicopter he was in crashed filed the first wrongful death lawsuit related to last month’s crash. The complaint filed in Clark County...
People
Mar 5 2018 // Integro Insurance Brokers has named Jacquelyn Neal as a principal in the marine practice. Neal is based in the San Francisco, Calif., office. She will manage a book of existing marine clients and develop new cargo and...
Declarations
Mar 5 2018 // Reassurance “I want to reassure every single Texan impacted by Harvey that we will never let up until your homes and businesses are restored, until your communities are fully protected from future potential storm...
Willis Towers Watson Adds Cyber Coverage to Aviation Offering
Feb 28 2018 // Willis Towers Watson has launched Willis Towers Watson Aerospace Cyber Guard, a tailored cyber insurance product for the general aviation industry. Willis Towers Watson Aerospace Cyber Guard was developed in cooperation...
Europe Regulator Proposes Hacking, Geo-Awareness Protections for Drones
Feb 26 2018 // Europe’s aviation safety authority has proposed anti-hacking measures and geo-awareness technology for small drones to avoid collisions with aircraft or people, taking an important step toward Europe-wide...
Drone Segment Will be Biggest Growth in Aviation Insurance in 50 Years, Experts Say
Feb 22 2018 // Now’s the time to get in on the ground floor of the business of insuring drones. That’s according to panel of experts speaking recently in a drone insurance webinar hosted by Insurance Journal. The consensus...
Woodruff-Sawyer in California Names Johnston Vice President of Aviation
Feb 20 2018 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Drew Johnston vice president of aviation. Johnston will develop the strategy and steer the growth of the newly formed aviation practice, which will focus on...
Drone Suspected in Helicopter Crash Landing in South Carolina
Feb 16 2018 // A helicopter’s crash landing in South Carolina this week may have been triggered by a civilian drone, which would make it the first drone-related crash of an aircraft in the U.S. The incident on Wednesday involved a...
