Latest Aviation Headlines
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Increase in Drones Near Airports Prompts Calls for Tighter Regulation
Aug 10 2015 // A significant increase in close encounters between passenger aircraft and drones is prompting demands from U.S. lawmakers for tighter regulation and enforcement to avoid a fatal collision. Pilots on four airliners spotted...
Talbot Names Tebbutt Global Practice Leader, Political Violence & Aviation War
Aug 10 2015 // Talbot Underwriting Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Validus Holdings Ltd., announced the promotion of Steven Tebbutt to global practice leader, political violence and aviation war. Tebbutt has been instrumental in...
Malaysia Says Maintenance Records Prove Wing Part Is from Flight MH370
Aug 6 2015 // Malaysia said on Thursday that paint color and maintenance-record matches prove that a piece of wing found on the shore of the French Island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean was part of the wreckage of Malaysian Airlines...
Summer Flooding Causing Damage, Evacuations in Tampa Bay Area
Aug 5 2015 // A summer deluge has flooded streets in the Tampa Bay area, forcing some road closings and evacuations, delaying airline flights and overtaxing parts of local wastewater treatment systems. Major intersections were closed...
Willis Appoints Messer Regional Leader for Latin American Aviation
Jul 31 2015 // Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Thomas Messer as Regional Leader of aviation in Latin America with immediate effect. Messer joined Willis in 2002 and has served in a variety of roles within the aerospace...
Investigators: FAA Guidance Lacking in Wisconsin Midair Collision
Jul 31 2015 // A lack of guidance from the Federal Aviation Administration and improper training were significant factors in the midair collision of two skydiving planes over northwestern Wisconsin about two years ago, according to...
Insurers Warned to ‘Think Before You Snap’ as Florida Drone Privacy Law Takes Flight
Jul 29 2015 // The new Florida drone privacy law could have some unintended consequences for insurers looking to use or insure unmanned aircraft systems (UAM) technology. The Freedom from Unwarranted Surveillance Act (FUSA), which took...
Tech Firms Collaborating to Make Drone Air Traffic Safe
Jul 28 2015 // Google Inc., the company that brought order to the Internet, has set its sights on doing the same for the flocks of commercial drones expected to someday clog the skies. The search-engine pioneer is joining some of the...
Drone Coverage: Into the Great Unknown
Jul 27 2015 // Insurance Services Office (ISO) recently released a “matched set” of drone-related endorsements for use with the commercial general liability (CGL) policy: three exclusionary endorsements and three...
London’s IUA Supports Coordinated, International Approach to Drone Regulation
Jul 22 2015 // A coordinated, international approach to the regulation of aviation drones is essential for the technology to thrive, said the International Underwriting Association (IUA), which represents wholesale re/insurance companies...
Washington Worker’s Family Sues Over Fatal Boeing 777 Air Bag
Jul 20 2015 // The family of a Washington man who was fatally injured while he was working on a seat belt air bag replacement that inflated explosively is suing Boeing Co. and a supplier. The lawsuit filed in July in King County Superior...
EU Aviation Safety Agency Makes Recommendations after Germanwings Crash
Jul 17 2015 // A European task force set up to look into safety after the Germanwings crash on March 24 has made six recommendations that will now be reviewed by the European Commission. The task force representing airlines, crew,...
Aerospace Underwriters Analyze Potential Liability from Growing Use of 3-D Printers
Jul 16 2015 // The International Union of Aerospace Insurers (IUAI) held its annual general meeting (AGM) in Bengaluru, India, which included a session on the potential impact of 3-D printing in aerospace manufacturing in the future. A...
SkyWest Jet Plunge in April Prompts FAA Safety Limits
Jul 15 2015 // U.S. aviation regulators imposed unusual speed and altitude restrictions on St. George, Utah-based SkyWest Inc., a regional airline flying for several mainline carriers, after one of its planes temporarily plummeted out of...
Drone Supporters Clash with Georgia Over Capitol Airspace Ban
Jul 14 2015 // Drone enthusiasts are calling a ban on the unmanned vehicles within five miles of Georgia’s Capitol an overreach of authority by state officials, while agency officials argue the change is necessary and follows...
FAA Approving 250 Drone Permits a Month Without Final Rules
Jul 9 2015 // The Federal Aviation Administration is issuing permits for the commercial use of drones at a rate of about 250 a month as it tries to meet the growing demand for unmanned aircraft while it develops rules for their...
Altitude Risk Adds General Insurance Corp. of India to Capacity Providers
Jul 8 2015 // Altitude Risk Partners, Castel’s global aviation and space underwriting business, announced that it “has added the General Insurance Corporation of India [GIC], the world’s 15th largest reinsurer, to its...
Washington Worker’s Family Sues Over Fatal Boeing 777 Air Bag
Jul 6 2015 // The family of a Washington man who was fatally injured while he was working on a seat belt air bag replacement that inflated explosively is suing Boeing Co. and a supplier. The lawsuit filed last week in King County...
TransAsia Plane Crashed in February After Faulty Sensor, Errors by Pilots
Jul 2 2015 // A faulty connector sending inaccurate information and pilots mistakingly shutting down the wrong engine during a flameout led to the February crash of a TransAsia Airways Corp. plane, investigators said. Flight GE235 had a...
Indonesia Military Plane Crash Puts Focus on Aging Aircraft
Jul 1 2015 // The loss of at least 150 lives in the crash of an Indonesian cargo plane raises fresh questions about the military’s reliance on old aircraft and on spending that has prioritized the army over the air force. The...
