Latest Aviation Headlines
All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aon’s Nicholls Joins Integro to Head New Aviation Practice
Jun 14 2006 // New York-based insurance broker Integro announced the establishment of its Aviation Practice with the appointment of Edward Nicholls, who will serve as managing principal and practice leader. Nicholls has 25 years of...
GE Insurance Solutions Examines Impact of Airbus A380
May 31 2006 // With possible seating capacity of up to 850 people, the Airbus A380 has increased the aviation insurance industry’s hull and liability exposure, according to an article in the latest issue of Exposure, published by...
Aviation Subsidiary of C. V. Starr Changes Name to Starr Aviation
May 31 2006 // Atlanta, Ga.-based The American International Aviation Agency Inc. (AIAA), the aviation specialty subsidiary of C. V. Starr & Co. Inc., has changed the company’s name to Starr Aviation Agency Inc. Starr Aviation...
Turkish Authorities Assess Damages from Airport Fire
May 31 2006 // [AP] A huge fire that turned the giant cargo terminal of Istanbul’s main airport into a wreckage of twisted metal and charred walls may have caused tens of millions of dollars (euros) in damage, according to...
Hub International Acquires Northwest Aviation Broker Westar
May 15 2006 // Hub International Limited has purchased Westar Insurance Managers, based in Kirkland, Washington. The company will become part of Hub International’s Seattle-based operation (HUB Northwest). Terms of the transaction...
‘Miss Piggy,’ NOAA Aircrew, Hurricane Center Forecasters Visiting Ala., Fla.
May 3 2006 // Forecasters from the NOAA National Hurricane Center will join the air crew from the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center on hurricane hunter aircraft visits March 3, 4 and 5 to Mobile, Ala., West Palm Beach, Fla. and Tampa,...
NOAA Aircrew Begins Hurricane Awareness Mission in Texas
May 1 2006 // With the impact of a record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season still etched on the coastline from Texas to Florida, and recovery on the minds of its residents, forecasters from the NOAA National Hurricane Center will...
Sweeney Named Chairman, CEO of U.S. Aviation Underwriters
Apr 28 2006 // General Re Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., has named Michael L. Sweeney as chairman and chief executive officer of its aviation underwriting subsidiary, United States Aviation...
Woman Wins $27.5 Million in Racial Profile Suit Against Southwest Airlines
Apr 13 2006 // A Texas jury awarded $27.5 million (euro22.72 million) in damages to a woman of Iranian descent who said she was racially profiled when Southwest Airlines Co. accused her of assaulting a flight attendant. Samantha...
Lloyd’s Looks at Covering Virgin Galactic Space Flight
Apr 4 2006 // For centuries mankind dreamed of being able to fly. The Wright brothers may not have envisioned jet aircraft, let alone cattle car class, but they did initiate powered flight over 100 years ago. So with that mission...
US Airways can’t collect for 9/11 disruption, court rules
Mar 19 2006 // US Airways cannot collect insurance for post-9/11 business losses because it already received money for that purpose from the federal government, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled March 3, according to an Associate Press...
Converium to Sell Nordic Aviation
Mar 8 2006 // Zurich-based Converium Holding Ltd. announced that it has agreed in principle to sell its shareholdings in its Danish subsidiary Nordic Aviation Insurance. The buyer is reportedly Australia’s QBE, however, neither...
Court: US Airways Can’t Collect Insurance for 9/11 Disruption
Mar 6 2006 // US Airways cannot collect insurance for post-9/11 business losses because it already received money for that purpose from the federal government, the Virginia Supreme Court ruled March 3. The Tempe, Ariz.-based air carrier...
XL Insurance Notes New Developments in Global Aerospace Operations
Mar 6 2006 // David Duclos, COO for XL Capital Ltd’s (“XL”) insurance operations (“XL Insurance”), reported changes within XL Insurance’s global aerospace business. London-based Peter Bilsby has been...
Boeing Named as Defendant in Greek Air Crash Lawsuit
Feb 22 2006 // The law firm of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, announced that, in cooperation with the Cyprus-based law firm of Phoebus, Christos Clerides, N. Pirilides & Associates, that families of victims of the...
NTSB Acting Chairman Emphasizes Board’s Role in General Aviation Safety
Feb 15 2006 // National Transportation Safety Board Acting Chairman Mark Rosenker this week reiterated the Safety Board’s commitment to the safety of the general aviation community. “Having a safe and efficient aviation...
Hupp Named President at AIG Aviation
Feb 9 2006 // American International Group Inc. (AIG) reported that David Hupp has been named president and chief executive officer of AIG Aviation Inc. (AIG Aviation), a wholly owned subsidiary of AIG. Hupp will be responsible for...
High Winds Leave Heavy Damage in Hurricane-Hit Areas of New Orleans
Feb 3 2006 // A violent thunderstorm swept through neighborhoods in New Orleans hit hard by Hurricane Katrina, tearing off roofs, knocking down utility poles and collapsing at least one previously storm-damaged house early on Feb. 2,...
Feds Seek to Prevent Air Ambulance Crashes But Question is How
Jan 26 2006 // The 55 air ambulance accidents over the past three years didn’t have to happen, and federal safety investigators say they want to prevent future crashes with better pilot training, night vision goggles and crash...
Calif. Plane Crash Kills Four
Jan 24 2006 // Four people were killed Tuesday morning when a small airplane skidded off the end of the runway at the McClellan-Palomar Airport near San Diego. The plane took off in Hailey, Idaho, near Sun Valley, and crashed around 6:40...
