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Germanwings Crash Shows Need for Protections Against Suicidal Crew Members
Mar 26 2015 // The suspected intentional destruction of a Germanwings jet by a pilot shows the need for new protections against suicidal crew members, a threat emerging as one of the worst in modern aviation, accident investigators...
Co-Pilot Likely Crashed Germanwings A320 Deliberately: French Prosecutor
Mar 26 2015 // The co-pilot of the Germanwings airliner that crashed in the French Alps killing all 150 people aboard appears to have brought the A320 Airbus down deliberately, the Marseille prosecutor said on Thursday. German Andreas...
Allianz Is Lead Underwriter for Crashed Germanwings Airbus A320
Mar 25 2015 // German insurer Allianz confirmed it was the lead insurance underwriter for the Airbus A320 plane which crashed in the French Alps on Tuesday. All 150 people on board the plane, operated by Lufthansa’s Germanwings...
Insurers Say Drone Rules Needed for Risk Evaluation
Mar 24 2015 // Insurers applauded a Senate subcommittee for holding a hearing on the use of unmanned aircraft systems and urged swift action from federal regulators charged with integrating the technology into the National Airspace...
FAA Eases Rules for Commercial Drones
Mar 24 2015 // Commercial drone operators will have an easier time using and testing their devices in the U.S. after the Federal Aviation Administration said it has loosened some requirements for obtaining government permission to...
Germanwings Airbus A320 Crashes in France; Survivors Unlikely
Mar 24 2015 // An Airbus A320 crash in southern France may have claimed the lives of all 150 people on board, in what would be the worst air accident on French soil in decades. Germanwings Flight 9525 operated by the low-cost subsidiary...
Sheriff: New Orleans Airport Attacker Had Machete, Explosives
Mar 23 2015 // A machete-wielding attacker who died hours after being shot by a sheriff’s deputy who stopped his rampage at New Orleans’ international airport had a bag loaded with Molotov cocktails, authorities say. Richard...
U.S. to Streamline Approval for Commercial Drone Use
Mar 22 2015 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration plans to unveil new steps soon to make it easier for companies to use drone aircraft for specific business operations, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Commercial...
Pilots: Brakes Were On, but Plane at La Guardia Didn’t Slow
Mar 11 2015 // The pilots of a Delta plane that skidded off a runway at LaGuardia Airport last week during a snowstorm have told investigators that automatic systems designed to slow down the plane were not working properly,...
NTSB Has Plenty of Questions to Answer in NYC Runway Slide
Mar 9 2015 // As the National Transportation Safety Board begins its investigation into a Delta jetliner that slid off a runway while landing during a snowstorm at LaGuardia Airport, there is no shortage of questions to pursue: How big...
Report on Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 Says Locator Battery Expired
Mar 9 2015 // The Malaysia Airlines flight that went missing one year ago Sunday had an underwater locator beacon whose battery had expired in December 2012, according to an interim report on the incident. Flight 370 was also carrying...
Insurance Market Evolves for Drone Pilots Unwilling to Wait on Federal Regulations
Mar 6 2015 // Thousands of drones flown without government approval by real estate companies, movie studios and other businesses are getting coverage by insurers writing their own safety rules to fill a void left by regulators. One...
Willis Expert: Aviation Industry is Under-Prepared to Deal with Cyber Risks
Mar 6 2015 // The aviation industry is behind the curve in terms of its response and readiness to the insidious threat posed by cyber criminality whether from criminals, terrorists, nation states or hackers, according to Peter...
Unresolved Issues Following Deal With Asiana Passengers in San Francisco Crash
Mar 5 2015 // The first set of lawsuits stemming from the crash of an Asiana Airlines flight in San Francisco two years ago have been settled, but dozens of additional cases remain after the accident that killed three Chinese teenagers...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires NationAir Aviation Insurance
Mar 4 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired NationAir Aviation Insurance (NationAir) based in West Chicago, Ill. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1978, NationAir is a retail insurance broker offering...
Asiana Settles Personal Injury Suits Over San Francisco Crash
Mar 4 2015 // Asiana Airlines Inc. settled 72 personal injury claims in lawsuits filed over a July 2013 crash landing at San Francisco International Airport and is continuing to negotiate with other passengers. The airline announced the...
Terrorists Have Shifted from Attacking Airlines to Mass Transit: Study
Mar 2 2015 // Successful terrorists have shifted their focus in recent years away from attacking airlines to attacking subway and rail systems, according to an analysis of terrorist attacks over a 30-year period from 1982 to 2011 by a...
Allied World Offers Product to Airbus’ Customers With Runway Safety System
Mar 2 2015 // Allied World Europe and Airbus have entered into a relationship whereby Allied World will offer complimentary aircraft hull insurance to airlines that purchase Airbus’ Runways Overrun Prevention System (ROPS). ROPS...
ACE Forms Travel Insurance Partnership with Transavia Airlines
Mar 2 2015 // ACE Group has signed a partnership agreement with Transavia to provide the airline’s customers with travel and flight cancellation insurance cover. Transavia, based in The Netherlands, is a member of the Air France...
2014 Insured Losses Hit Lowest Level in Five Years: Guy Carpenter
Feb 26 2015 // Insured losses in 2014 were at the lowest level seen since 2009, according to Guy Carpenter’s annual Global Catastrophe Review. The report says that significant insured losses in 2014 totaled approximately USD33...
