Latest Aerospace Headlines

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WTW Launches Online Platform for Aerospace Clients

Jan 12 2023 // Insurance broker WTW launched a customized online platform for the aerospace sector which enables access to WTW expertise across the globe on a 24/7 basis.The creation of an online knowledge platform will allow clients to...

U.S. Congress to Investigate FAA Computer Outage That Snarled Flights

Jan 12 2023 // U.S. lawmakers will review the cause of a Federal Aviation Administration computer system outage overnight on Tuesday that sparked a nationwide ground stop and delayed or canceled more than 10,000 U.S. flights.Senate...

Update: U.S. Flight Departures Resume After FAA Lifts Ground Stop

Jan 11 2023 // US flight departures began resuming early Wednesday after an overnight outage to a key air-traffic system prompted authorities to ground planes nationwide.The Federal Aviation Administration said normal air traffic...

NASA: U.S. Coastlines Could Experience a Foot of Sea Level Rise Within 30 Years

Dec 1 2022 // Sea levels along U.S. coastlines could rise as much as 12 inches above today’s waterline by 2050, according to NASA researchers.The results from the NASA Sea Level Change Team rely on measurements from a network of...

People Moves: Former W.R. Berkley CUO Hired by ZestyAI; WTW Hires in Corporate Risk, Aerospace; New EVP at Ryan Specialty NSP

Nov 9 2022 // Link Nabbed by ZestyAI as Head of Customer SuccessCathy Link has joined ZestyAI as vice president of customer success. Link, a seasoned insurance industry leader, and former chief underwriting officer of the W. R. Berkley...

FAA Warns of Aviation Safety Risks Without U.S. Mandate on 5G Limits

Oct 28 2022 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants the U.S. telecommunications regulatory agency to ensure a delay in some 5G C-Band transmissions from smaller operators.Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen said the agency...

Dubai Aerospace Sues 11 Insurers, Including Lloyd’s, AIG, Chubb, for Jets Stuck in Russia

Oct 28 2022 // Aircraft leasing firm Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) has filed a London lawsuit against 11 insurers, including Lloyd’s of London, AIG, Chubb and Swiss Re, two months after it wrote off almost $600 million for 19...

Boeing Crashes: Passengers’ Families Deemed Crime Victims

Oct 25 2022 // A federal judge ruled Friday that relatives of people killed in the crashes of two Boeing 737 Max planes are crime victims under federal law and should have been told about private negotiations over a settlement that...

People Moves: MS Amlin Appoints TMK’s Evans as Senior Underwriter, Marine Reinsurance; WTW Global Aerospace Heath Names PIIQ’s Heath to Lead Aerospace

Oct 24 2022 // MS Amlin Appoints TMK’s Evans as Senior Underwriter, Marine ReinsuranceMS Amlin Underwriting Ltd., the Lloyd’s market re/insurer, announced the appointment of Paul Evans as senior underwriter Marine...

Airbus and Qatar Airways Return to Court Over Ongoing Contractual, Safety Dispute

Oct 14 2022 // Airbus and Qatar Airways return to court on Friday as a contractual and safety dispute over A350 passenger jets descends into a tug-of-war over confidential documents while the sums at stake in their unprecedented...

Air France, Airbus Execs Plead Not Guilty to Involuntary Manslaughter for 2009 Crash

Oct 11 2022 // A French criminal court opened the historic manslaughter trial of Air France and planemaker Airbus on Monday, with angry relatives demanding justice 13 years after an A330 jetliner plowed into the Atlantic, killing all on...

FAA Warns About Type of Seaplane that Crashed in Washington

Oct 11 2022 // Federal authorities have issued a warning about a part of the tail in the type of seaplane that crashed in Washington state’s Puget Sound last month, killing 10 people.The Seattle Times reports that the Federal...

Air France and Airbus Face Manslaughter Trial in French Court Over Rio-Paris Crash

Oct 10 2022 // PARIS (AP) – Nicolas Touillou had just proposed marriage to his girlfriend. Nelson Marinho Jr. was heading off on a new oil exploration job. Eric Lamy was about to celebrate his 38th birthday.They were among 228 people...

NOAA: 6th Warmest August on Record

Sep 26 2022 // August 2022 was the world’s sixth-warmest August in 143 years, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. The warm August wrapped up the Northern Hemisphere’s...

People Moves: Gallagher Hires Nexus’ Wright for Aerospace Practice; Aon Names Head of ESG Transaction Advisory Services; Sompo Int’l Taps Generali’s Chiurlo for Europe A&H

Sep 23 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Gallagher, Aon and Sompo International.A summary of these new hires follows here. Gallagher Hires Wright from Nexus for Aerospace PracticeGallagher has...

Boeing to Pay $200M to Settle Charges it Misled Investors About 737 MAX

Sep 23 2022 // Boeing Co. will pay $200 million to settle civil charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it misled investors about its 737 MAX, which was grounded for 20 months after two fatal crashes killed 346...

First Aerial Delivery Drone Granted Design Approval by FAA

Sep 8 2022 // Aviation regulators approved designs for the first flying drone built specifically for shipping packages, a major step forward for the fledgling remote delivery industry.Matternet Inc.’s Model M2, a four-rotor copter...

Russia’s Aeroflot Buys 8 Stranded Airbus A330 Aircraft From Leasing Firms

May 16 2022 // Russia’s biggest airline, Aeroflot, said on Friday it had bought eight Airbus A330 aircraft from foreign leasing companies “as part of the fulfillment of contractual obligations.”More than 400 aircraft...

U.S. FAA Finds Boeing 787 Certification Documents Incomplete: Sources

May 16 2022 // U.S. air-safety regulators have told Boeing Co. the documentation it submitted to win approval to resume 787 deliveries to airlines after a year is incomplete, two people familiar with the matter said.The U.S. Federal...

Dubai Aerospace Files Insurance Claims of $1B for Aircraft Stranded in Russia

May 6 2022 // The Middle East’s biggest plane-leasing firm wrote off half-a-billion dollars for aircraft stranded in Russia, after the Kremlin issued a law preventing foreign-owned jets from leaving the country without state...