Latest Aviation Headlines
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Update: Debris Found from Crashed EgyptAir Plane
May 20 2016 // Egyptian authorities said they found wreckage and belongings from the missing EgyptAir plane that vanished en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people on board, marking the first breakthrough in the investigation. Egyptian...
Update: Massive Search Continues for Wreckage from Missing EgyptAir Flight
May 19 2016 // The disappearance of an EgyptAir jetliner carrying 66 people over the Mediterranean Sea triggered a massive search for evidence amid concern that a deliberate act may have knocked the plane from the sky. The Egyptian...
EgyptAir Plane, Flying from Paris to Cairo, Vanishes from Radar with 66 on Board
May 19 2016 // An EgyptAir plane headed to Cairo from Paris with 66 people on board disappeared from radar in the early hours of the morning on Thursday, reviving memories of the ill-fated Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 that went missing...
FAA Creates Drone Advisory Panel, Lifts Barrier to Education
May 9 2016 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is establishing a broad-based advisory committee to provide advice on key unmanned aircraft integration issues. Also, under a new policy, the agency will also make it easier for...
Tokio Marine Kiln Launches General Aviation Consortium on Lloyd’s Asia Platform
May 9 2016 // Tokio Marine Kiln (TMK), the leading provider of specialist and corporate insurance, has launched its first General Aviation Consortium on the Lloyd’s Asia platform. The consortium will provide all brokers and buyers...
Health Insurers Next on Justice Department’s Antitrust Agenda
May 5 2016 // Bill Baer was the ultimate Washington antitrust insider when he came to the Justice Department in 2013: At law firm Arnold & Porter LLP, he’d counseled the biggest U.S. companies, including deal machine General...
Willis Programs Launches DroneGuard for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
May 2 2016 // Willis Programs, a unit of Willis Towers Watson, and the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI), an industry association for unmanned systems, have partnered to develop DroneGuard, an insurance...
Large Insurers Eager But Cautious About Drone Insurance Market
Apr 29 2016 // A growing number of insurance companies envision a large, robust insurance market for liability and property coverage associated with drone use. However, many insurers currently are proceeding with caution in light of...
Port Authority of N.Y.-N.J. Could Block $10M Newark-Uber Deal
Apr 26 2016 // A tentative deal between Newark, New Jersey, and ride-hailing company Uber has hit a roadblock. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates Newark Liberty International Airport, is raising concerns about...
Death Toll Rises from Japanese Earthquakes; Supply Chain Disruptions Examined
Apr 18 2016 // The death toll from earthquakes that struck southern Japan rose to 42 and the economic impact began to reverberate Monday as companies surveyed damage and the potential effects on production from supply-chain...
Automakers Told They Could Learn from Aviation Industry’s Safety Practices
Apr 15 2016 // The U.S. government is bringing together top airline and auto company executives to discuss aviation industry practices such as safety data sharing that automakers could adapt to help reduce car accidents, a leading cause...
RIMS 2016: Wearable Tech, Automated Vehicles Dominate Insurance Horizon
Apr 12 2016 // Imagine sitting at your desk writing a quote for an insurance policy and suddenly the lapel of your coat begins angrily buzzing, snapping you out of a daze and causing you to quickly straighten up and become alert. The...
Pilots: Don’t Underestimate Safety Threat Posed by Drones
Apr 7 2016 // You’re landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on the “expressway” approach—it’s called that because you come in low enough to buzz the Grand Central Parkway and Mets’ Citi Field...
Carbone-Moser Joins Great American Insurance Group’s Aviation Division as VP
Apr 5 2016 // Cincinnati-based Great American Insurance Group has hired Mellissa Carbone-Moser as divisional vice president within its Aviation Division. She will be responsible for the supervision and management of all aviation-related...
Augusta, Georgia Approves Drone Ban Over Crowds
Apr 5 2016 // Augusta, Ga., has approved one of the region’s first local drone laws, which bans the unmanned aircraft from flying in areas where 100 or more people might gather. Officials with the Association County Commissioners...
Atlanta Airport, Uber Battle Over Background Checks for Drivers
Mar 29 2016 // A battle over background checks for Uber drivers at the world’s busiest airport comes as cities like Los Angeles and Austin, Texas, consider more thorough screenings to prevent criminals from getting behind the...
The Future of Commercial Drone Use
Mar 29 2016 // There could be 7 million small drones in the sky by 2020, according to U.S. aviation officials, who believe that as many as 2.7 million of them will be used for commercial purposes. These same officials predict that small...
Swiss Re Corporate Solutions Adds Southern California Aviation Team
Mar 28 2016 // Swiss Re Corporate Solutions has established a regional aviation insurance team that operates out of the Santa Ana, Calif. office. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions offers a range of aviation insurance products, from physical...
Fairfax Financial to Buy 33% Stake in India’s Bangalore Airport for $322 Million
Mar 28 2016 // Indian airport operator GVK Power & Infrastructure Ltd. said it sold a stake in its Bengaluru aerodrome to Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd., helping cut debt. The shares rose. Fairfax will buy 33 percent of Bangalore...
Uber, Lyft Will Begin Operations at Seattle Airport
Mar 24 2016 // Ridesharing services, like Uber and Lyft, will soon be allowed to pick up riders at Washington’s Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Seattlepi.com reported the Port of Seattle announced this week it would allow the...
