Latest Aerospace Headlines

All the headlines from our Aerospace Topic Page, ordered by recency.

French Court Dismisses Suit by 1992 Airbus Crash Victims’ Families

Oct 10 2006 // A court in eastern France last week threw out a lawsuit by families of victims of a 1992 plane crash that accused the government of dragging out prosecution of the case.After a 14-year investigation, defense aviation...

NOAA Issues Unscheduled El Niño Advisory

Sep 22 2006 // Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Climate Prediction Center reported that El Niño conditions have developed in the tropical Pacific and are likely to continue into early 2007. Ocean...

NASA Study Details Rapid Melting of Arctic Sea Ice

Sep 14 2006 // NASA has released a study, conducted by a team of scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., which concludes that a dramatic shrinkage in the Arctic ice pack has occurred recently.The data shows that...

AccuWeather, NOAA warn of active hurricane season

Jun 5 2006 // The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center in State College, Pa., led by Chief Forecaster Joe Bastardi, in its 2006 hurricane season forecast predicted an active hurricane season that could have major repercussions for the U.S....

AccuWeather, NOAA warn of active hurricane season

Jun 5 2006 // The AccuWeather.com Hur-ricane Center in State College, Pa., led by Chief Forecaster Joe Bastardi, in its 2006 hurricane season forecast predicted an active hurricane season that could have major repercussions for the U.S....

AccuWeather, NOAA warn of active hurricane season

Jun 5 2006 // The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center in State College, Pa., led by its chief forecaster, Joe Bastardi, in its 2006 hurricane season forecast predicted an active hurricane season that could have major repercussions for the...

AccuWeather, NOAA warn of active hurricane season

Jun 5 2006 // The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center in State College, Pa., led by Chief Forecaster Joe Bastardi, in its 2006 hurricane season forecast predicted an active hurricane season that could have major repercussions for the U.S....

GE Insurance Solutions Examines Impact of Airbus A380

May 31 2006 // With possible seating capacity of up to 850 people, the Airbus A380 has increased the aviation insurance industry’s hull and liability exposure, according to an article in the latest issue of Exposure, published by...

‘Miss Piggy,’ NOAA Aircrew, Hurricane Center Forecasters Visiting Ala., Fla.

May 3 2006 // Forecasters from the NOAA National Hurricane Center will join the air crew from the NOAA Aircraft Operations Center on hurricane hunter aircraft visits March 3, 4 and 5 to Mobile, Ala., West Palm Beach, Fla. and Tampa,...

NOAA Aircrew Begins Hurricane Awareness Mission in Texas

May 1 2006 // With the impact of a record-breaking 2005 Atlantic hurricane season still etched on the coastline from Texas to Florida, and recovery on the minds of its residents, forecasters from the NOAA National Hurricane Center will...

Willis Opens French Aerospace Office

Apr 7 2006 // Global broker Willis Group Holdings announced that its Inspace division has been “further strengthened by the opening of a new office in France, Willis Aerospace Consulting (WAC).”Willis’ new operation is...

XL Insurance Notes New Developments in Global Aerospace Operations

Mar 6 2006 // David Duclos, COO for XL Capital Ltd’s (“XL”) insurance operations (“XL Insurance”), reported changes within XL Insurance’s global aerospace business.London-based Peter Bilsby has been...

Boeing Named as Defendant in Greek Air Crash Lawsuit

Feb 22 2006 // The law firm of Lieff, Cabraser, Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, announced that, in cooperation with the Cyprus-based law firm of Phoebus, Christos Clerides, N. Pirilides & Associates, that families of victims of the...

Hallmark Acquires Aerospace Holdings

Jan 4 2006 // Fort Worth, Texas-based Hallmark Financial Services Inc. has completed its previously disclosed acquisition of Aerospace Holdings LLC.According to Hallmark, Aerospace Holdings, through Aerospace Insurance Managers Inc. and...

Hallmark Financial Services to Acquire Aerospace Holdings

Dec 14 2005 // Fort Worth, Texas-based Hallmark Financial Services Inc. has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Aerospace Holdings LLC. Aerospace, through various wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Aerospace Insurance Managers...

NOAA Meteorologists Predict ‘Strong Likelihood’ of October Hurricane

Sep 28 2005 // There is a strong likelihood another hurricane will occur in October and the most likely landfall will be Florida and Gulf region, according to meteorologists with the Hurricane Research Division of the National Oceanic...

Airbus A380 Takes to the Air

Apr 28 2005 // The Airbus A380, the largest passenger airplane ever built, successfully took to the air in cloudless skies over the Southern French City of Toulouse yesterday, April 27, 2005. Pilots, engineers and ground crews reported...

One Dead Hedgehog + One Flock of Seagulls + One Airbus =’s $4.1 Million

Feb 2 2005 // Five insurance companies are set to recover 2.3 million euros ($3 million) from the French government, while Air France will collect 850,000 euros ($1.1 million) as the result of a court ruling in Marseille stemming from...

NOAA: U.S. Reported Tornadoes Reaches Record High

Dec 27 2004 // The total number of tornadoes reported in the United States reached a record high during the year 2004, surpassing the previous record by almost 300, according to officials at NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center in...

Changes at Global Aerospace – Aviva Exits, R&SA Decreases and Converium Ups Stake

Nov 29 2002 // Global Aerospace Underwriting Managers (GAUM), the world’s largest managing agent in the aviation market, is undergoing major changes. Aviva and Royal & Sun Alliance both announced that they will drastically...