Aviation and aerospace News

NTSB Issues 1st Report on Fatal Midair Arizona Collision

The National Transportation Safety Board issued its preliminary report on a fatal midair collision involving a helicopter and a small plane outside a suburban Phoenix airport earlier this month. The flight instructor and student pilot aboard the Robinson R22 helicopter …

Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Management, Air Centurion to Cover Aviation & Aerospace Risks

Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Management, Inc. (MSMM) and MS Amlin plc, its sister company, have formed a new partnership with Air Centurion to write the U.S.-based aviation and aerospace accounts for Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Company of America, complimenting a portfolio written …

Endurance Partners with W. Brown Associates for U.S. Aviation Risks

Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has entered into an exclusive joint underwriting agreement with W. Brown Associates to provide general liability and property coverages for a wide range of general …

Washington Worker’s Family Sues Over Fatal Boeing 777 Air Bag

The family of a Washington man who was fatally injured while he was working on a seat belt air bag replacement that inflated explosively is suing Boeing Co. and a supplier. The lawsuit filed last week in King County Superior …