Latest Aviation Headlines
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Fired Southwest Airlines Flight Attendant Wins $5.1 Million Verdict
Jul 21 2022 // DALLAS (AP) — A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sparring with her union president over abortion and other issues won a $5.1 million jury verdict against the airline and the union. A...
Texas Jury Hands Fired Southwest Flight Attendant $5.1 Million Verdict
Jul 18 2022 // A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sparring with her union president over abortion and other issues won a $5.1 million jury verdict against the airline and the union. A jury in federal...
People: SterlingRisk Aviation Names Larkin VP; Obusek Chief Deputy at NCDOI
Jul 15 2022 // SterlingRisk Aviation, based in Destin, Florida, has hired Kris Larkin as vice president and senior account executive. Larkin Larkin, who has almost two decades in the aviation insurance business, was previously client...
Dutch Airline KLM Sued by Environmental Groups Over Alleged ‘Greenwashing’ Ads
Jul 7 2022 // Environmental groups are suing the Dutch subsidiary of Air France-KLM over an advertising campaign they allege breaches European consumer law by misleading the public over how sustainable its flights are. Dutch campaigners...
UK Travel Insurance Policies May Not Cover Flight Disruptions Due to Strikes: Report
Jul 6 2022 // Insurance may not save you from summer travel misery. Four in 10 policies don’t protect against strikes, the UK consumer watchdog Which? reported in its annual review. If your airline goes bankrupt, only half will...
Names Released in WV Crash That Killed Six on Helicopter’s Last Flight
Jun 28 2022 // Medical examiners in West Virginia have released the names of six people killed in the crash of a Vietnam-era helicopter that gave tour rides. The aircraft crashed Wednesday during its last planned flight at an annual...
EU Aviation Watchdog Raises Alarm About Western-Made Aircraft Flying in Russia
Jun 16 2022 // The European Union’s top aviation safety regulator said on Tuesday that he is “very worried” about the safety of Western-made aircraft continuing to fly in Russia without access to spare parts and proper...
Murder-Suicides by Pilots Are Increasing Share of Aviation Fatalities
Jun 15 2022 // For decades, commercial airline travel has gotten progressively safer. But one cause of deaths has stubbornly persisted: pilots who intentionally crash in murder-suicides. Preliminary evidence suggests the crash of a China...
Nashville Airport Plans to Spend $1.4 Billion on Expansion
Jun 14 2022 // Nashville International Airport officials have announced a plan for $1.4 billion in improvements by late 2028. A news release from the airport says the projects will include extensions and improvements for two concourse, a...
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Southwest Airlines Cannot Force Wage Suit Into Arbitration
Jun 7 2022 // Southwest Airlines Co. cannot force a baggage handler’s class action lawsuit over overtime pay into private arbitration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a decision with costly potential implications for...
Texas Jury: American Airlines Not at Fault in Alleged Assault of Flight Attendant
May 18 2022 // Jurors in a civil lawsuit decided last week that American Airlines did not bear responsibility for an alleged sexual assault against a flight attendant by a celebrity chef who was hired by the airline as an independent...
Probe Into China Eastern Airlines’ Crash Examines Actions of Crew
May 18 2022 // Investigators looking into the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet are examining the actions of the crew on the flight deck, with no evidence found of a technical malfunction, two people briefed on the matter said. In...
Russia’s Aeroflot Buys 8 Stranded Airbus A330 Aircraft From Leasing Firms
May 16 2022 // Russia’s biggest airline, Aeroflot, said on Friday it had bought eight Airbus A330 aircraft from foreign leasing companies “as part of the fulfillment of contractual obligations.” More than 400 aircraft...
U.S. FAA Finds Boeing 787 Certification Documents Incomplete: Sources
May 16 2022 // U.S. air-safety regulators have told Boeing Co. the documentation it submitted to win approval to resume 787 deliveries to airlines after a year is incomplete, two people familiar with the matter said. The U.S. Federal...
Aircraft Lessors Begin ‘Vigorous’ Pursuit of Insurance Claims for Seized Jets in Russia
May 11 2022 // Lessors with hundreds of jets stuck in Russia are preparing for what one said would be a “vigorous” pursuit of insurance claims while maintaining discreet contact with some customers after Moscow blocked the...
Dubai Aerospace Files Insurance Claims of $1B for Aircraft Stranded in Russia
May 6 2022 // The Middle East’s biggest plane-leasing firm wrote off half-a-billion dollars for aircraft stranded in Russia, after the Kremlin issued a law preventing foreign-owned jets from leaving the country without state...
EU Regulator Warns of Increased Risk to Airlines as Result of Ukraine War
May 5 2022 // The European Union’s Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) regulator warned on Thursday of increased risks to airlines due to the war in Ukraine, such as civil planes being accidentally targeted as well as an increased risk...
People Moves: Lim Promoted to CEO, Howden Singapore; Liberty Specialty Mkts. Hires Lim for Aviation Claims; OdysseyRe Taps Everest’s Finnegan for U.S. General Casualty
May 4 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Howden Singapore, Liberty Specialty Markets and OdysseyRe. A summary of these new hires follows here. Lim Promoted to CEO of Howden Singapore Howden, the...
Lessor Avolon Reports $304M Impairment Over Seized Russian Aircraft
May 4 2022 // Major aircraft lessor Avolon recorded a first-quarter impairment of $304 million to cover the full financial impact of having 10 jets still stuck in Russia following European Union sanctions that forced the termination of...
Qatar Airways Suffers UK Court Setback in Feud With Airbus
Apr 27 2022 // LONDON – A British judge on Tuesday denied a bid by Qatar Airways to reinstate a jet contract canceled by Europe’s Airbus in the latest twist to a dramatic feud playing out in UK courts. The companies have been...
