Latest Aviation Headlines
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Crawford & Company Adds Managing Director to American Aviation Team in Miami
May 5 2015 // Atlanta-based Crawford & Company, a provider of claims management programs, added Ken Forsyth to its Crawford Global Technical Services (GTS) as managing director Aviation – the Americas effective April 23, 2015....
Erie Insurance Receives FAA Approval to Use Drones
May 4 2015 // Erie Insurance announced on April 15 that it received conditional approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) — commonly referred to as drones — in the...
Feds Say Chicago Transit Partly to Blame for Airport Train Derailment
Apr 29 2015 // Federal investigators say the Chicago Transit Authority shares in the blame for an accident last year in which a commuter train operator fell asleep and crashed into a platform at the O’Hare airport station, sending...
Muted Public Reaction Could Speed Up Commercial Drones
Apr 27 2015 // The U.S. government’s first attempt to set widespread rules for the use of civilian drones by businesses is drawing less reaction from the public than expected, a development that may help speed implementation of the...
Suit Says Southwest Failed in Medical Emergency Over California
Apr 24 2015 // A woman filed a wrongful-death lawsuit this week against Southwest Airlines, claiming crew members mistook her husband’s medical emergency for unruly behavior aboard a California flight and didn’t assist...
Insurers Urge Faster OK for Drones in Disaster Response
Apr 21 2015 // U.S. companies including insurers and aerospace manufacturers urged federal aviation regulators on Tuesday to speed up the use of drones in disaster response and relief operations in the United States. A report sponsored...
Former Northwest Airlines CEO Steenland Named AIG Chairman
Apr 16 2015 // American International Group Inc. named Douglas M. Steenland as the insurer’s seventh chairman since 2005, replacing Steve Miller who oversaw the promotion of Peter Hancock to chief executive officer last...
It’s Insurance Buyers’ Market Now But Risk Challenges Ahead: Willis
Apr 16 2015 // Due in part to reduced catastrophe losses and the increased supply of capital, property/casualty insurance buyers can expect to face friendly market conditions on most lines of business for the remainder of 2015. But...
Erie Insurance Receives FAA Approval to Use Drones in Claims, Underwriting
Apr 15 2015 // Erie Insurance announced Wednesday that it received conditional approval from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to use the unmanned aircraft system (UAS) — commonly referred to as drones — in the...
Alabama College Receives FAA Approval to Offer Drone Courses
Apr 14 2015 // Alabama’s Auburn University aviation center plans to offer courses about how to fly drones. The school said last week it has received federal approval to operate a new Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight School as part...
NTSB: Pilots in Fatal Katz Crash Ignored Safety Check on 99% of Trips
Apr 8 2015 // Investigators of the private-jet crash that killed billionaire Lewis Katz discovered that the sports mogul’s personal pilots almost never performed the required pre-flight safety checks when shuttling their boss...
Insurers AIG, USAA Receive OK to Test Use of Drones
Apr 8 2015 // Two more insurers have received approval to test the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, for their business. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved requests from USAA and American...
German Aviation Authority Didn’t Know Crash Pilot’s Medical History
Apr 6 2015 // The German aviation authority did not know about co-pilot Andreas Lubitz’s medical background prior to the Germanwings crash that killed 150 people, it told Reuters on Sunday, raising more questions over medical...
Families of Germanwings Crash Victims Must Prepare for Differing Payouts
Apr 2 2015 // Families of those killed aboard the Germanwings flight are likely to receive vastly different payouts depending on their nationality, where they bought the ticket, and how much they earned, even though they all shared the...
Zurich Canada Launches Drone Insurance Product for Corporate Clients
Apr 2 2015 // Zurich Canada announced that it has “launched a new insurance product that will help its customers across a range of industries take advantage of the risk mitigation and cost saving opportunities available through...
A.M. Best: Germanwings Crash May Put More Pressure on Aviation War Sector
Mar 31 2015 // A.M. Best said the total insurance loss of Germanwings Flight 4U9525, which crashed in the French Alps on March 24, 2015 killing 150 people, may put further pressure on the beleaguered aviation war sector. The total...
Lockheed to Settle Georgia Aircraft Plant Billing Dispute with Government for $2M
Mar 31 2015 // Federal prosecutors in Atlanta say Lockheed Martin Corp. has agreed to pay $2 million to settle allegations it overbilled the government for fuel it used while manufacturing planes for the U.S. Air Force. Prosecutors say...
Co-Pilot’s Ex-Girlfriend Tells of his Psychiatric Problems; Big ‘Gesture’ Plan
Mar 30 2015 // The co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing an airliner, killing 150 people, had told his girlfriend he was planning a spectacular gesture so “everyone will know my name,” a German daily said on...
Ex-Pilot’s Suit Says JetBlue Should Have Known He Was Unfit to Fly
Mar 29 2015 // A former JetBlue Airways Corp. pilot whose midair meltdown forced an emergency landing of a 2012 flight on Friday sued the carrier for $14.9 million, saying it should have grounded him because it knew he was incapable of...
Update: Lufthansa Liability May be Unlimited; Insurance in Play
Mar 27 2015 // The families of passengers on the doomed jet operated by Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s Germanwings will able to seek unlimited recoveries from the carrier because the co-pilot may have deliberately crashed the plane into...
