Latest Aviation Headlines
All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Erie Insurance Seeks Approval for Drone Use
Dec 15 2014 // Erie Insurance Group recently filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Transportation seeking permission for commercial operations of small unmanned drone aircraft. Erie Insurance joins a growing number of insurers...
Supreme Court Turns Down Sept. 11 Environmental Appeal
Dec 15 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 1 declined to revive a New York real estate developer’s lawsuit against the leaseholder of the destroyed World Trade Center and two airlines seeking environmental cleanup costs related...
Delay in Drone Rules Jeopardizes Research, Competitiveness, Congress Told
Dec 12 2014 // Commercial drone flights are taking off in other countries while the U.S. lags behind in developing safety regulations that would permit unmanned aircraft operations by a wide array of industries, witnesses told a House...
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Search Area Spreads on Analysis of Final Nosedive
Dec 12 2014 // Investigators seeking the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in the southern Indian Ocean are widening their search area to cover the chance the aircraft fell from the sky at a shallower angle than...
Cyber Attacks, Drones Pose Threat to Plane Safety: Allianz
Dec 9 2014 // Cyber attacks and commercial drones pose a growing risk of commercial airplane crashes, a major insurer said, running counter to a long-term decline in fatal accidents and insurance premiums. Technical advances in aircraft...
Uber Pays Fine Imposed on South Carolina Driver
Dec 8 2014 // Editor’s Note: This is a corrected version of this story. In a story Dec. 6 about a driver for the Internet ride-sharing company Uber being fined, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the driver had been...
Erie Insurance Seeks Approval for Drone Use
Dec 3 2014 // Erie Insurance Group recently filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Transportation seeking permission for commercial operations of small unmanned drone aircraft. The Erie, Pennsylvania-based insurer said in its Nov....
NSM Insurance in Texas Names Mattiello Director of Specialty Aviation
Dec 3 2014 // NSM Insurance Group has named Larry Mattiello director of specialty aviation underwriters. Mattiello began his aviation insurance career 35 years ago and has experience in general aviation insurance, safety and risk...
Iran Hackers Targeted Airlines, Energy Firms Across Globe: Cylance Report
Dec 3 2014 // Iranian hackers have infiltrated some of the world’s top energy, transport and infrastructure companies over the past two years in a campaign that could allow them to eventually cause physical damage, according to...
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Sept. 11 Environmental Appeal
Dec 2 2014 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to revive a New York real estate developer’s lawsuit against the leaseholder of the destroyed World Trade Center and two airlines seeking environmental cleanup costs related...
Fasten Your Seatbelts, Flying Cars Could Take-Off Within 3 Years
Nov 24 2014 // The first time Carl Dietrich brought his flying-car concept to the Experimental Aircraft Association’s annual AirVenture gathering in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, he had only a video to show the aviation geeks who wandered by...
N.Y. Sen. Schumer: Near Misses Show Need for Drone Regulations
Nov 24 2014 // U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., says recent near misses between aerial drones and aircraft at New York City’s Kennedy Airport show the need for federal regulations on the small, remote controlled aircraft. The New...
Quiet Atlantic Hurricane Season Coming to End
Nov 24 2014 // The Atlantic hurricane season will officially end November 30, and will be remembered as a relatively quiet season as was predicted, according to weather scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
More Snow Threatening for Western New York as Flooding Risk
Nov 20 2014 // Lake-effect snow that killed six people and halted travel across western New York may reach as high as 7 feet in some areas before stopping tomorrow, when temperatures will start to rise along with the risk of flooding. At...
Small Cargo Plane Crashes into Chicago Home; Couple Spared
Nov 19 2014 // A small twin-engine cargo plane crashed into a home on Chicago’s southwest side on Nov. 18, killing the pilot but sparing a couple who were asleep just inches away. The Aero Commander 500 slammed into the front of...
Integro Adds Aviation Expertise With Dewald and Team in Utah
Nov 18 2014 // Integro announced it’s enhancing its aviation practice with the addition of sector specialist Leslie DeWald as managing principal. DeWald and her team of four will be based in Park City, Utah. They specialize in...
Safety Board Upholds FAA Regulation of Drones
Nov 18 2014 // The U.S. government’s ability to regulate drones was upheld today by a federal safety board, which overturned a judge’s decision that aviation regulations don’t apply to small unmanned aircraft. The...
Drone Use Takes Off Despite Safety Concerns, Restrictions
Nov 17 2014 // The government is getting near-daily reports — and sometimes two or three a day — of drones flying near airplanes and helicopters or close to airports without permission, federal and industry officials told The...
Council Says Ridesharing Firms May Operate at Houston Airports
Nov 14 2014 // The Houston City Council has approved allowing ridesharing companies such as Lyft and Uber to operate at airports. Council members adopted rules that such vehicles would need city and airport-specific permits. The Houston...
Catlin Group Interim Report Shows 11% Hike in Gross Premiums Written
Nov 13 2014 // Catlin Group Limited, the Bermuda-based specialty property & casualty insurer and reinsurer, has issued its interim management statement for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2014, which shows premiums reported...
