Latest Aviation Headlines
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Judge Rejects Family Members’ Bid to Reopen Boeing 737 MAX Plea Deal
Feb 10 2023 // A U.S. judge in Texas late on Thursday denied a legal bid by families of the victims of two Boeing 737 MAX crashes to reopen or reject a January 2021 deferred prosecution agreement. Boeing won immunity from criminal...
Lawmakers Focus on Aviation Safety After 2 Near-Miss Crashes
Feb 8 2023 // The U.S. Congress needs to address serious concerns about the country’s aviation system after recent incidents including two near miss crashes and the failure of a key pilot computing system, lawmakers said on...
Crash Averted at Austin, Tx. Airport; FAA, NTSB to investigate
Feb 7 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A FedEx cargo airplane attempting to land at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Saturday had to reverse course after a second plane was cleared to depart from the same runway, according to the...
Texas Winter Storm Cancels Flights, Keeps Thousands Without Power
Feb 3 2023 // AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A mess of ice, sleet and snow lingered across much of the southern U.S. on Thursday as thousands in Texas endured freezing temperatures with no power, including many in the state capital of Austin,...
Airbus and Qatar Airways Settle Bitter Dispute Over Grounded A350 Jets
Feb 3 2023 // Airbus and Qatar Airways have settled a dispute over grounded A350 jets, the companies said on Wednesday, averting a potentially damaging UK court trial after a blistering 18-month feud that tore the lid off the global jet...
Wheelchair-Bound Woman Injured While Boarding Flight Has Died a Year Later
Feb 2 2023 // One year after a Florida woman was paralyzed while trying to board a Southwest Airlines flight in Fort Lauderdale, she has died. Her family’s lawsuit against the airline and a staffing company continues. The South...
Boeing Arraigned in Texas Court Over Max Jet Crashes
Jan 27 2023 // FORT WORTH — In an unusual proceeding for a corporation accused of a crime, Boeing officials were arraigned Thursday in a federal courtroom in Fort Worth for the company’s actions leading to two plane crashes in...
Qantas Mayday Alert, Flight Turnbacks Put Safety Reputation Under Spotlight
Jan 25 2023 // Qantas Airways Ltd., the airline whose stellar safety record was made famous by Hollywood, is back in the spotlight after a flurry of mechanical malfunctions. The Australian airline has been hit by a spate of in-flight...
Aircraft Leasing Companies Cautious About Risky Markets After $10B Hit in Russia
Jan 23 2023 // Aircraft leasing companies, which own most of the world’s passenger jets, face a tricky balance between risks and rewards after losing 400 planes in Russia, but have made no “knee-jerk” withdrawal from...
Judge Orders Boeing Arraigned on MAX Fraud Charge
Jan 20 2023 // A federal judge on Thursday ordered Boeing Co BA.N to appear in court on Jan. 26 to be arraigned on a 2021 felony charge after families of those killed in two fatal crashes objected to a 2021 plea deal. Boeing won immunity...
FAA Says ‘Unintentionally Deleted Files’ Prompted Computer Outage
Jan 20 2023 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday a preliminary review found that contract personnel “unintentionally deleted files” disrupting a key computer system and prompting a nationwide...
Major Aviation Insurer AXA Pulls Back on War Coverage After Ukraine Losses: Reuters
Jan 19 2023 // The commercial arm of French insurer AXA is reducing cover offered to aviation companies as it seeks to protect the multibillion-euro business after heavy Ukraine-related losses, two underwriting and broking sources told...
Airbus Withdraws From U.S. FAA Boeing Safety Culture Panel
Jan 19 2023 // European planemaker Airbus said it had withdrawn from a U.S. government-named panel reviewing Boeing’s safety processes and how they influence Boeing safety culture after two fatal 737 MAX crashes in recent years...
Castlelake Launches Bermuda Reinsurer, Itasca Re, for Aircraft Assets
Jan 19 2023 // U.S.-based alternative investment manager Castlelake, L.P. announced the creation of a Bermuda-licensed reinsurance company, Itasca Re Limited, to offer insurance financing to buyers and owners of commercial aircraft...
NTSB Findings on Hawaii Airlines Turbulence That inured Passengers
Jan 17 2023 // A cloud shot up vertically like a plume of smoke in a matter of seconds before a Hawaiian Airlines flight last month hit severe turbulence and 25 people on board were injured, according to a preliminary report by the...
Averted Plane Crash at New York Airport Under Investigation
Jan 17 2023 // Officials are investigating a close call at a New York airport Friday night between a plane that was crossing a runway and another that was preparing for takeoff. “(Expletive)! Delta 1943, cancel takeoff clearance!...
Nepal Locates Black Boxes of Aircraft After Deadliest Crash in 30 Years
Jan 16 2023 // KATHMANDU, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Searchers found the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder on Monday from a passenger flight that crashed, killing at least 70 people in Nepal’s worst plane accident for...
Shareholders Sue Southwest Airlines Over Flight Meltdown
Jan 13 2023 // Shareholders filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines Co. on Thursday, accusing the carrier of fraudulently concealing problems that led last month to an operational meltdown and more than 15,000 flight...
U.S. Congress to Investigate FAA Computer Outage That Snarled Flights
Jan 12 2023 // U.S. lawmakers will review the cause of a Federal Aviation Administration computer system outage overnight on Tuesday that sparked a nationwide ground stop and delayed or canceled more than 10,000 U.S. flights. Senate...
Update: U.S. Flight Departures Resume After FAA Lifts Ground Stop
Jan 11 2023 // US flight departures began resuming early Wednesday after an overnight outage to a key air-traffic system prompted authorities to ground planes nationwide. The Federal Aviation Administration said normal air traffic...
