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Insurer, Cargo Firm Sue FAA Over Payments for Military Crash in Afghanistan

Oct 3 2013 // National Air Cargo Group Inc. and its insurer sued the U.S. for breach of contract, saying the government failed to provide reimbursement of as much as $45 million for the crash of a Boeing 747-400 on a military mission in...

NOAA Updates Hurricane Forecast

Aug 9 2013 // The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday slightly lowered its forecast for the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season but said it still expected “above normal” storm activity this...

Probe of Boeing’s 787 Focuses on Condensation, Emergency Beacon

Jul 22 2013 // Officials investigating the fire on a parked Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 are focused on how condensation and increased humidity could have sparked the blaze at London’s Heathrow Airport last week, three sources...

AIG UK Enhances Airside Liablity Offering

Jun 19 2013 // AIG’s Aerospace Unit in the UK has enhanced its airside premises and contractors liability protection with limits of indemnity and up to U.S. $50 million of war and terrorism cover included as...

Aon Risk Inks Deal with Mexico’s QET Tech Aerospace for Liability Coverage

Jun 11 2013 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, announced that it has been selected by QET Tech Aerospace to provide liability coverage for the Mexico-based aviation company. Aon said its...

Equity Risk Partners Enhances Aviation Practice

Jun 7 2013 // Equity Risk Partners, an insurance brokerage, employee benefits and risk management consulting firm, has joined forces with AirSure Limited, an aviation risk management consultant in the United States, to strengthen its...

NOAA Predicts Active Atlantic Hurricane Season

Jun 3 2013 // The government’s weather center is forecasting that this year’s Atlantic hurricane season that began June 1 will be an active one, perhaps even extremely active, during its six months.Experts at the National...

Atlantic Coast Can Expect 3 to 6 Major Hurricanes This Season: NOAA

May 23 2013 // The government’s weather center is forecasting that this year’s Atlantic hurricane season that begins June 1 will be an active one, perhaps even extremely active, during its six months.Experts at the National...

NOAA Report Says Feds’ Warnings About Sandy Were Confusing

May 17 2013 // Federal weather forecasts for Superstorm Sandy were exceptionally accurate last fall, but the warnings themselves were confusing, an internal review found.The gigantic October storm lost tropical characteristics hours...

XL Group Appoints Head of Global Claims in Connecticut

Apr 17 2013 // XL Group has hired Andrew Pinkes for the company’s insurance operations as executive vice president, global head of claims. He steps into the position previously held by Paul Tuhy, who has been appointed to XL...

Do Boeing’s 787 Battery Woes Hold Lessons for Other Vehicles?

Apr 16 2013 // U .S. regulators are discussing whether the batteries that burned on Boeing Co.’s 787 Dreamliner hold any lessons for other aircraft or vehicles.George Nield, associate administrator for commercial space...

NOAA’s CPC Sees El Niño Problems ‘Unlikely’ in No. Hemisphere for Summer

Apr 5 2013 // The U.S. national weather forecaster reiterated on Thursday its forecast that the much-feared El Niño phenomenon is unlikely to affect the Northern Hemisphere weather into the summer months.In its monthly report, the...

Crowded U.S. Coastal Areas to Get Even More Crowded: NOAA

Mar 25 2013 // If current population trends continue, the already-crowded U.S. coast will see population grow from 123 million people to nearly 134 million people by 2020, putting more of the population at increased risk from extreme...

Few Problems Expected from El Niño This Summer: NOAA

Mar 11 2013 // The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a key U.S. weather forecaster, has extended into the summer its view that the El Niño climate phenomenon should present few weather problems in the Northern...

Alabama Looks to Limit Lawsuits Against Airbus Suppliers

Feb 28 2013 // Alabama officials are trying to cut down on competition from Mississippi and Florida for Airbus suppliers by limiting lawsuits against commercial aircraft manufacturers and companies that supply them with parts. The Senate...

Trotti to Head AIG’s International Aerospace Unit

Feb 6 2013 // American International Group announced that Joseph J. Trotti has joined the company as President and CEO of its Aerospace division, part of AIG’s Global Specialty business.He takes over responsibility for all aspects...

Too Early to Know Cost of 787 Dreamliner Claims, Says Boeing’s Insurer

Jan 30 2013 // Boeing Co. has some insurance in case its aircraft are grounded, but it is far too soon to say whether the problems with the 787 Dreamliner will lead to significant claims, the head of the planemaker’s lead insurer...

Airbus’ Presentation Warned Airlines of Lithium Battery Risks a Year Ago

Jan 29 2013 // Airbus warned the airline industry of risks related to lithium batteries almost a year before two safety incidents grounded 787 Dreamliners built by its chief rival Boeing, according to a presentation seen by Reuters.The...

Japanese Airlines Ground Boeing 787 Dreamliners after Emergency Landing

Jan 16 2013 // Japan’s two leading airlines grounded their fleets of Boeing 787s on Wednesday after one of the Dreamliner passenger jets made an emergency landing, the latest in a series of incidents to heighten safety concerns...

NOAA: 2012’s U.S. Billion-Dollar Extreme Weather Events ‘Impressive’

Jan 4 2013 // Last year may not have measured up to 2011 in terms total damages or havoc wreaked, but the nearly dozen recorded billion-dollar weather related events still ranks as impressive.That’s according to the National...