Latest Aviation Headlines
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Australian Safety Regulator Faults Rolls-Royce over Qantas Engine Explosion
Jun 27 2013 // Rolls-Royce Plc repeatedly failed to identify a defect that caused one of its engines to explode on a Qantas Airways Ltd aircraft carrying more than 400 people over Indonesia three years ago, an Australian safety regulator...
Ohio Air Crash Shows Risks, Thrill of Wing Walking
Jun 27 2013 // Risking death every time they go to work, wing walkers need courage, poise, a healthy craving for adrenaline and, most importantly, they need to be meticulously exacting with every step they take on the small planes that...
Supreme Court to Review Airline Imunity
Jun 18 2013 // The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to use a case involving an Air Wisconsin pilot upset about losing his job to consider giving airlines broader immunity from lawsuits when they report potential security threats. The justices...
Aon Risk Inks Deal with Mexico’s QET Tech Aerospace for Liability Coverage
Jun 11 2013 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, announced that it has been selected by QET Tech Aerospace to provide liability coverage for the Mexico-based aviation company. Aon said its...
Equity Risk Partners Enhances Aviation Practice
Jun 7 2013 // Equity Risk Partners, an insurance brokerage, employee benefits and risk management consulting firm, has joined forces with AirSure Limited, an aviation risk management consultant in the United States, to strengthen its...
AIG Receives Delayed Deposit on ILFC Sale
Jun 5 2013 // Insurer American International Group Inc. has received a delayed deposit payment from the Chinese consortium buying its ILFC airplane leasing business, AIG said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday. Last week AIG said it...
St. Louis’ Lambert Airport Dealing with Storm Damage Again
Jun 4 2013 // For the second time in two years, Lambert Airport in St. Louis is cleaning up after a storm caused significant damage to Missouri’s largest airport. Strong storms, including tornadoes, ripped through the St. Louis...
China Group Missing Deposit Date Could Ground AIG’s Plane-Lease Sale
May 31 2013 // A Chinese group’s purchase of ILFC, one of the world’s largest airplane leasing businesses, could collapse after insurer American International Group Inc. said on Friday it did not receive a scheduled deposit...
50 Top Apps for Independent Agents
May 14 2013 // Mobility technology is changing the way the insurance industry operates. But when it comes to working on the go, nothing is as important as mobile device applications. But what apps do independent agents use most? What...
RIMS Conference in LA Risks No Loss of Subject Matter
May 6 2013 // Renewal of the Terrorism and Risk Insurance Act was a much talked about topic at the annual Risk and Insurance Management Society conference, a four-day event in Los Angeles, Calif. in late April that included panels...
Resort Airports in Stormy Southeast Asia Leave Safety to Chance
May 3 2013 // It’s the invisible enemy: something all pilots dread as they land at Asia’s tropical island resorts. Wind shear – or the sudden change in wind speed and direction – is particularly hazardous at...
RIMS in Southern California Touts Risks
Apr 22 2013 // Risk managers will play a greater role in strategic planning in the near future, according to a report issued on Monday. That was among the plethora of risk related information delivered at the annual Risk and Insurance...
50 Top Apps For Independent Agents
Apr 22 2013 // Mobility technology is changing the way the insurance industry operates. And when it comes to working on the go, nothing is as important as mobile device applications. But what apps do independent agents use most? What...
Do Boeing’s 787 Battery Woes Hold Lessons for Other Vehicles?
Apr 16 2013 // U .S. regulators are discussing whether the batteries that burned on Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner hold any lessons for other aircraft or vehicles. George Nield, associate administrator for commercial space...
Investigators Probe Lion Air Crash in Bali
Apr 15 2013 // Indonesian investigators on Sunday began working to determine what caused a new Lion Air passenger jet to miss a runway while landing on the resort island of Bali, crashing into the sea without causing any fatalities among...
Probe Blames Deadly Copter Crash on Pilot Texting
Apr 12 2013 // Texting by the pilot of a medical helicopter contributed to a crash that killed four people, federal accident investigators said this week as they approved a safety alert cautioning all pilots against using cellphones or...
Starr Aviation Partners with Aviation Safety Group for Pilot Reward Project
Apr 5 2013 // Starr Aviation (Starr), a division of Starr Indemnity & Liability Co., has partnered with the Society of Aviation and Flight Educators (SAFE) and Redbird Flight Simulations (Redbird) to reward participation of insureds...
Possible Resurgence in California’s Inland Empire Interests Agents
Apr 3 2013 // Known as “the 909,” or “the IE” by Southern Californians, terms sometimes intended as a slight, the sprawling desert area east of Los Angeles was a boomtown for commercial and residential...
Austerity Threatens Europe’s Competitive Edge in Infrastructure
Mar 28 2013 // Europe’s carefully maintained autobahns, high-speed TGV trains and vast network of modern airports have long been the envy of the world. But thanks to austerity budgets that are slashing infrastructure spending just...
Expected Small Airports’ Tower Closures Raising Safety, Insurance Concerns
Mar 19 2013 // When landing a plane amid birds, bobcats or alligators, it helps to have an air traffic controller on the lookout. But many small airports across the United States face losing this extra pair of eyes starting April 1, as...
