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NOAA: Recent Northeast Winter Storm 4th Most Powerful Since 1950

Jan 31 2016 // The Jan. 22-24 blizzard was the fourth most powerful snowstorm to hit the Northeast in at least 66 years, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced.The agency gave the storm a rating of 7.66 on the...

How to Wrap That Toy Drone Christmas Gift in an Insurance Policy

Dec 15 2015 // The next wave of hobby drones will be wrapped in boxes underneath Christmas trees before they fill the skies. If industry sales projections come true, the holiday season will put tens of thousands of relative novices at...

Toy Drones Are Serious Risk to Aircraft: Aerospace Firm

Dec 7 2015 // Toy drones can be dangerous and costly to the aerospace industry and consumers, according to a new report from a Texas aerospace and defense firm.The study by Aero Kinetics, a Texas-based aerospace and defense company,...

Toy Drones Are Serious Risk to Aircraft: Aerospace Firm

Nov 25 2015 // Troy drones can be dangerous and costly to the aerospace industry and consumers, according to a new report from a Texas aerospace and defense firm.The study by Aero Kinetics, a Texas-based aerospace and defense company,...

FAA Task Force Recommends Requiring Registration for Most Drones

Nov 22 2015 // Owners of all but the smallest toy drones will have to register them with the U.S. government before the end of the year if the Obama administration adopts proposals issued by a task force it appointed.Registration —...

FAA Hopes to Send Message with $1.9 Million Penalty Against Drone Photographer

Oct 7 2015 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is proposing the largest fine to date against a drone operator as the agency cracks down on the booming use of unmanned aircraft in congested skies over populated areas.The agency...

Airbus and Atos to Create Cyber Security Products for Insurers, Other Industries

Sep 29 2015 // Airbus Group SE’s Defence and Space will team with digital services provider Atos SE to develop products designed to counteract cyber attacks on companies and their supply chains.The partnership will address...

John Steinbeck, Boeing Drone, Jimi Hendrix, Ford Car: Intellectual Property News

Aug 21 2015 // Rightscorp Inc., the company that identifies infringers to copyright holders, said in a company filing that it now has contracts covering about 208,000 copyrights.That’s more than twice the 100,000 copyrights the...

Plane-Drone Encounters to Top 1,000 This Year: FAA

Aug 13 2015 // Pilot encounters with drones are on pace to at least quadruple to more than 1,000 this year, highlighting a growing threat to U.S. aviation by unmanned aircraft.There were 650 cases reported to the Federal Aviation...

Below-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season Now Even More Likely: NOAA

Aug 10 2015 // The U.S. Climate Prediction Center’s updated 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook calls for a 90 percent chance of a below-normal hurricane season. A below-normal season is now even more likely than predicted in...

Willis Appoints Messer Regional Leader for Latin American Aviation

Jul 31 2015 // Willis Group Holdings announced the appointment of Thomas Messer as Regional Leader of aviation in Latin America with immediate effect.Messer joined Willis in 2002 and has served in a variety of roles within the aerospace...

Investigators: FAA Guidance Lacking in Wisconsin Midair Collision

Jul 31 2015 // A lack of guidance from the Federal Aviation Administration and improper training were significant factors in the midair collision of two skydiving planes over northwestern Wisconsin about two years ago, according to...

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

Jul 20 2015 // 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 in July in King County Superior...

Aerospace Underwriters Analyze Potential Liability from Growing Use of 3-D Printers

Jul 16 2015 // The International Union of Aerospace Insurers (IUAI) held its annual general meeting (AGM) in Bengaluru, India, which included a session on the potential impact of 3-D printing in aerospace manufacturing in the future.A...

SkyWest Jet Plunge in April Prompts FAA Safety Limits

Jul 15 2015 // U.S. aviation regulators imposed unusual speed and altitude restrictions on St. George, Utah-based SkyWest Inc., a regional airline flying for several mainline carriers, after one of its planes temporarily plummeted out of...

JLT Specialty USA Hires Taccetta as Executive VP in New York

Jul 10 2015 // JLT Specialty Insurance Services Inc. (JLT Specialty USA), a U.S. subsidiary of London-based Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc., hired Joe Taccetta as executive vice president.Taccetta will be based in New York where he...

FAA Approving 250 Drone Permits a Month Without Final Rules

Jul 9 2015 // The Federal Aviation Administration is issuing permits for the commercial use of drones at a rate of about 250 a month as it tries to meet the growing demand for unmanned aircraft while it develops rules for their...

SpaceX Still Doesn’t Know Why Falcon 9 Rocket Exploded

Jul 7 2015 // SpaceX is still homing in on why its Falcon 9 rocket exploded after liftoff last week, unable to resolve conflicting data radioed back to the ground before the explosion, CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday.“It’s a...

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

Jul 6 2015 // 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...

SpaceX Cargo Loss is Government’s, but Rocket Costs and Backlog Uncertain

Jun 29 2015 // SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket en route to the International Space Station erupted in flames on Sunday moments after its launch, delivering a potential business interruption blow to the so-far highly successful private...