Latest Aviation Headlines
All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Uber Drivers Can Now Pick Up Passengers at Las Vegas Airport
Dec 9 2015 // Travelers to and from Las Vegas can now take an Uber to and from McCarran International Airport as the company has reached an agreement with the airport. The Las Vegas Sun reported that the airport’s Uber ban was...
10 Things to Know About Aviation
Dec 7 2015 // Underwriters at Lloyd’s wrote the earliest aviation insurance policy in 1912, but they considered the aircraft unsafe, and therefore only covered persons and property. — International Risk Management Institute The...
Toy Drones Are Serious Risk to Aircraft: Aerospace Firm
Dec 7 2015 // Toy drones can be dangerous and costly to the aerospace industry and consumers, according to a new report from a Texas aerospace and defense firm. The study by Aero Kinetics, a Texas-based aerospace and defense company,...
Business Losses in India’s Flood-Ravaged Chennai Could Top $2.2 Billion
Dec 3 2015 // As the flood-ravaged Indian city of Chennai prayed for respite from torrential rains, a trade body said losses to businesses from the record downpour could reach more than 150 billion rupees ($2.2 billion).* Water...
Toy Drones Are Serious Risk to Aircraft: Aerospace Firm
Nov 25 2015 // Troy drones can be dangerous and costly to the aerospace industry and consumers, according to a new report from a Texas aerospace and defense firm. The study by Aero Kinetics, a Texas-based aerospace and defense company,...
FAA Task Force Recommends Requiring Registration for Most Drones
Nov 22 2015 // Owners of all but the smallest toy drones will have to register them with the U.S. government before the end of the year if the Obama administration adopts proposals issued by a task force it appointed. Registration...
Endurance Partners with W. Brown Associates for U.S. Aviation Risks
Nov 16 2015 // Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has entered into an exclusive joint underwriting agreement with W. Brown Associates to provide...
Brinck Insurance Group Hires Burns for Aviation, P/C Expertise
Nov 12 2015 // Brinck Insurance Group in Springfield, Mo., has hired Roni Burns as the company’s newest agent. Burns, who is a private pilot, will specialize in aviation insurance as well as property and casualty insurance. Prior...
Cabbies at San Jose Airport Strike in Protest of Ridesharing
Nov 12 2015 // Taxi drivers are striking at San Jose International Airport in California because they are upset that ridesharing companies are moving in on business. San Jose Airport Taxi Driver Association president Shakur Buni says...
Drone Registry Could Be Paper-Free and Fee-Free for Owners
Nov 11 2015 // A federal task force is expected to recommend a Web-based registry for drone owners that would impose no registration fees, two people familiar with the matter said. The 25-member task force reached no final decisions...
Russian Air Crash Bomb Theories Highlight Insider Threat to Aviation Security
Nov 6 2015 // The possibility that Islamic terrorists smuggled a bomb onto a Russian jet flying home from Egypt highlights a new area of worry for aviation security: the insider threat. Instead of focusing on a small cadre of al-Qaeda...
Update: Investigators Expected to Quickly Unravel Mystery of Russian Plane Crash
Nov 2 2015 // Investigators probing the crash of an Airbus Group SE jetliner in Egypt will focus on how a plane built to withstand extreme turbulence and equipped with devices meant to prevent flight maneuvers that might break it apart...
XL Catlin Appoints Murias Senior Aviation Underwriter for Brazil
Oct 30 2015 // XL Catlin announced that it has strengthened its Aviation insurance capabilities in Brazil with the appointment of senior underwriter, Daniela Murias, based in Sao Paulo. She has over 15 years’ experience in the...
Lyft Becomes First to Offer Ridesharing at Las Vegas Airport
Oct 28 2015 // Lyft is the first ridesharing company to offer trips to travelers at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Lyft said it began offering airport rides Monday morning. The company’s smartphone app connects...
A Wary Drone Industry Awaits Details of Registry
Oct 22 2015 // Some drone industry representatives are reacting cautiously to plans by the Obama administration to combat a growing safety threat by requiring buyers to register their drones with the government. The U.S. Transportation...
Family of Oregon Girl Who Died in 2014 Plane Crash Sues Manufacturer
Oct 21 2015 // The family of a 4-year-old girl who died when the homebuilt airplane she was riding in crashed in Toledo is suing the plane’s manufacturer. The Oregonian reported the suit against Van’s Aircraft of Aurora seeks...
Obama Administration Names Task Force to Create Drone Registry
Oct 21 2015 // The Obama administration said on Monday that it would require drone owners to register their unmanned aircraft as part of an effort to curtail rogue drone flights that pose a danger to commercial aircraft and crowded...
Obama Administration Considers Drone Registry
Oct 19 2015 // The Obama administration is taking the first steps to require that buyers of drones register the unmanned aircraft with the government to combat a growing safety threat, according to a person familiar with the...
Air Accidents at All-Time Low, Despite MH17, Germanwings Crashes
Oct 14 2015 // As the spotlight falls on Dutch crash investigators and their high profile probe into the downing of a Malaysian airliner, air accident detectives worldwide are waging a much more discreet daily battle to keep flying...
FAA Hopes to Send Message with $1.9 Million Penalty Against Drone Photographer
Oct 7 2015 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is proposing the largest fine to date against a drone operator as the agency cracks down on the booming use of unmanned aircraft in congested skies over populated areas. The agency...
