Latest Aviation Headlines
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Hong Kong’s Privacy Watchdog Slams Cathay Pacific for 2018 Data Breach
Jun 10 2019 // Airline Cathay Pacific has been found to have not followed data protection principles in relation to the security of passengers’ personal data, Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog said in a report published on...
Look, in the Sky. It’s a Balloon. It’s an Aerial Surveillance System.
Jun 7 2019 // An Arizona company developing a new type of high-altitude, long-range surveillance platform just completed a 16-day mission during which massive balloons floated over four western U.S. states, all part of an effort to...
Amazon Reveals Unique Delivery Drone; FAA Grants Limited Testing Approval
Jun 6 2019 // Amazon.com Inc. has unveiled a revolutionary new drone — part helicopter and part science-fiction aircraft — that the company expects to use for test deliveries of toothpaste and other household goods starting...
Alabama Man Attacked by Support Dog On Delta Flight Files Suit
Jun 6 2019 // An Alabama man who was attacked by a veteran’s emotional support animal while on a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to San Diego is now suing the airline and the veteran. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported...
Consumer Watchdog Nader Says Boeing 737 Max Should Be Grounded Forever
Jun 5 2019 // Consumer advocate Ralph Nader said the larger engines mounted to the Boeing 737 Max represented a design flaw and called for the plane to be permanently grounded. The 737 Max “must never fly again,” Nader said....
Russia’s Aeroflot Cuts Superjet Flights After Fatal Crash in May
Jun 4 2019 // Russian airline Aeroflot has scaled back the number of Sukhoi Superjet 100 flights it operates after one of its planes made a crash-landing last month, killing 41 people, according to data provided by a flight tracking...
Gallagher Finalizes Acquisition of JLT’s Global Aerospace Operations
Jun 3 2019 // Arthur J. Gallagher, the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based insurance broker, confirmed the previously announced acquisition of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc’s (JLT) global aerospace operations was completed on June 1,...
Flying Is Less Safe Than It Was But It’s Not All Boeing’s Fault
May 31 2019 // Flying has become deadlier than it has been for years and it’s hard to pin it solely on Boeing Co.’s infamous 737 Max. Aircraft accidents occurred more frequently in almost every region worldwide in 2018 as the...
Opponents of Airport Expansion Plan to Use Drones to Close London’s Heathrow
May 31 2019 // Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion have drawn up plans to use drones to shut London’s Heathrow Airport this summer in a campaign to stop the construction of a third runway at Europe’s busiest airport,...
European Regulators Vow Independent Review of Boeing 737 Safety
May 29 2019 // European regulators assessing changes to Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max will scrutinize the jet’s entire flight-control system before a return to the skies can be approved. The review by the European Union...
FAA ‘Very Encouraged’ by Talk with World’s Regulators on Grounded Boeing 737
May 24 2019 // The chief U.S. aviation regulator said he was very encouraged by a one-day discussion with his counterparts from around the world on the steps needed to return Boeing Co.’s grounded 737 Max jetliner to service,...
Alaska Air Carrier Suspends Operations After 2nd Crash
May 23 2019 // An Alaska air carrier involved in two deadly floatplane crashes in a week has voluntarily suspended operations, federal officials said. The halt of flightseeing and commuter flights is in place indefinitely, according to...
Boeing Sued by French Widow in U.S. for $276 Million Over Ethiopian Crash
May 22 2019 // A French woman whose husband died in the crash of a Boeing 737 MAX airliner in Ethiopia has filed a U.S. lawsuit against the planemaker, seeking at least $276 million in damages. The crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302...
Airlines Urge Nations’ Regulators to Avoid Competing Safety Rules
May 20 2019 // Global airlines urged regulators on Friday not to compete over setting new safety rules, after two crashes led to the grounding of the Boeing 737 MAX and raised questions about the international influence of the U.S....
HDI Global Specialty Taps Jackson from Neon as Head of Aviation and Space
May 20 2019 // HDI Global Specialty SE, the specialty lines insurer, has recruited Martin Jackson as head of aviation and space. Jackson joins the London office on May 20 from Neon, where he was class underwriter, marine and transport....
Jet-Powered Flying Taxi Completes Debut Flight Near Munich
May 17 2019 // The world’s first all-electric vertical takeoff and landing passenger jet has been unveiled after completing its first flight. German startup Lilium aims to have a fleet of the five-seat aircraft — which can...
Boeing 737 Max Crashes Could Cost European Insurers $450 Million
May 17 2019 // Europe’s biggest insurers are on the hook for as much as $450 million from a pair of airline crashes involving Boeing Co. 737 Max planes. Munich Re reckons it could pay 150 million euros ($168 million), an estimate...
Pinto or Tylenol? What’s Boeing’s Strategy for Restoring Public, Pilot Trust in 737 Brand?
May 14 2019 // Boeing Co.’s 737 Max is about to join the list of brands trying to come back from ignominy. Analysts are digging into decades-old safety scares for clues to the future of the jetliner — and Boeing’s...
Texas Lawmakers Question FAA Delay on Hot-Air Balloon Regulations
May 13 2019 // The Federal Aviation Administration has not passed a new safety regulation that legislators say would fortify supervision of the hot-air balloon industry and help avoid fatal crashes similar to a Texas crash that killed 16...
Crash Victims’ Final Minutes Will Influence Financial Liability for Boeing, Insurers
May 13 2019 // The amount of money Boeing Co. and its insurers will pay to the families of those who perished aboard two doomed jets will be dictated in part by one particularly grim calculation: How long did the victims know they were...
