Latest Aviation Headlines
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Two Killed in Small Plane Crash at South Florida Airport, the Second This Year
May 30 2023 // A flight instructor and a student pilot died Friday when a small plane crashed at a south Florida airport, Palm Beach County authorities said. The crash at the Palm Beach County Park Airport in Lantana happened shortly...
People Moves: Jeter to Lead NFP Aviation Specialty Practice
May 26 2023 // NFP Hires Jeter to Lead Aviation Specialty Practice Insurance broker NFP has hired Josh Jeter as a senior vice president and aviation specialty practice leader in the company’s aviation industry group. Jeter comes to...
People Moves: Hamilton Appoints Brown as Chair of Board of Directors; Canopius Taps Hartley From AXIS to Lead New Aviation Reinsurance Business
May 17 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Hamilton and Canopius Group. A summary of these new hires follows here. Hamilton Appoints Brown as Chair of Board of Directors Hamilton Insurance Group...
French Court Clears Air France, Airbus Over Rio-Paris Plane Crash
Apr 17 2023 // A French court on Monday cleared European planemaker Airbus and Air France of “involuntary manslaughter,” upsetting families of some of the 228 people killed when an airliner vanished into an Atlantic storm...
Torrential Rain Floods Parts of South Florida, Closing Schools, Airport, Rail Service
Apr 14 2023 // Nearly a foot of rain fell in a matter of hours in Fort Lauderdale – causing widespread flooding, the closure of the city’s airport, schools and the suspension of high-speed commuter rail service for the...
Russia’s Largest Cargo Airline Ordered to Pay Aircraft Lessor BOC Aviation $406.2M
Apr 12 2023 // /A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered Russia’s largest cargo airline to pay aircraft lessor BOC Aviation Ltd. $406.2 million after being declared in default on leases for three Boeing 747-8 freighters following...
U.S. Airports’ Outdated Tech Leaves Planes Vulnerable to Runway Near-Misses
Apr 6 2023 // A crucial safety system that’s relied on to avoid potentially fatal collisions at major US airports is aging and plagued by outages that have left travelers unprotected for months at a time. At some airports, it...
2 Killed in Construction Trench Accident at New York’s JFK Airport
Apr 5 2023 // Two workers were killed in a construction accident at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday, officials said. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport, said the two...
DOXA Acquires Georgia-based Preferred Aviation MGA
Apr 4 2023 // DOXA Insurance Holdings, an Indiana firm, has expanded its stable of distribution companies with the recent acquisition of Georgia-based Preferred Aviation Underwriters, a managing general agent. PAU, headquartered in...
HDI Global Specialty Launches Digital Platform for General Aviation in Canada
Mar 27 2023 // HDI Global Specialty SE (HDI) has launched a new insurance platform in Canada which delivers general aviation policies to brokers in minutes. The platform, called “Aviation IQ” delivers end-to-end digital...
Buttigieg Says Recent U.S. Aviation Close Calls ‘Deeply Troubling’
Mar 15 2023 // U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Tuesday that a series of aviation close calls was “deeply troubling and deserve our immediate attention.” The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is...
People Moves: Aon Names Mgoqi as CEO for South Africa; Tokio Marine Kiln Appoints AIG’s Green to Head Aviation War Risks
Mar 6 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Aon and Tokio Marine Kiln. A summary of these new hires follows here. Aon Names Mgoqi as CEO for South Africa Aon plc, a leading global professional...
Aircraft Lessor AerCap Says Russian Airlines Proposing Settlements for Stranded Jets
Mar 3 2023 // Aircraft lessor AerCap said on Thursday it had been approached by Russian airlines and their insurance companies about possible settlements for planes stranded after the Ukraine invasion but that it was unclear if any deal...
5 Dead, Including Patient in Medical Flight Crash in Nevada
Feb 27 2023 // All five people aboard a medical transport flight, including a patient, were killed in a plane crash in northern Nevada, according to an air ambulance company. The Lyon County Sheriff’s office said authorities began...
California Airport, 50K in Bay Area Lose Power Due to Fire
Feb 21 2023 // A power substation fire temporarily caused outages at the Oakland International Airport and left 50,000 customers around the east San Francisco Bay Area without electricity Sunday, Oakland fire officials said. The Oakland...
FAA Forms Safety Review Team After Near Miss Incidents
Feb 15 2023 // The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is forming a team of experts to review airline safety after several recent near miss incidents raised questions about the U.S. aviation system. Acting FAA...
Scandinavian Airline SAS Hit by Cyber Attack, Affecting App
Feb 15 2023 // Scandinavian airline SAS said it was hit by a cyber attack Tuesday evening and urged customers to refrain from using its app but later said it had fixed the problem. News reports said the hack paralyzed the carrier’s...
Texas Judge Rejects Bid to Nullify Boeing Deal Over Max Crashes
Feb 13 2023 // DALLAS (AP) – A federal judge has rejected an effort by families of passengers who died in Boeing 737 Max crashes to reopen an agreement that allowed Boeing to avoid prosecution for fraud in how it won regulatory...
Plane Being Towed at Los Angeles Airport Collides With Shuttle Bus, Injuring Five
Feb 13 2023 // An airline jet being towed on a taxiway collided with a shuttle bus at Los Angeles International Airport, injuring five people. The Federal Aviation Administration said that it is investigating the incident involving an...
Federal Investigators Subpoena Pilots Over Close Call at JFK Airport
Feb 13 2023 // Federal investigators said Friday they have issued subpoenas to force the pilots of an American Airlines jet to sit for recorded interviews about a close call on a runway at New York’s Kennedy Airport last month. The...
