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Appeals Court Revives Boeing 737 MAX Shareholder Lawsuit

Jan 10 2022 // A U.S. appeals court on Friday revived a pension plan’s 2019 shareholder lawsuit against Boeing Co officers and directors alleging they had made false public statements about the 737 Max.The plane was involved in two...

Qatar Airways Seeks More Than $600M in Dispute Over Airbus A350’s Surface Flaws

Jan 7 2022 // Qatar Airways is seeking more than $600 million in compensation from Airbus over surface flaws on A350 jetliners, according to a court document shedding new light on an escalating business feud worth $4 million a day.The...

Airbus Faces €300 Million Lawsuit From Group of Investors Over Bribery Scandal

Jan 7 2022 // Airbus SE is facing a 300 million euro ($340 million) lawsuit from a group of investors over allegations it failed to properly disclose a sprawling corruption scandal and subsequent settlement.The lawsuit, filed in the...

Prosecutors Say Italian Supplier Produced 4,000 Flawed Parts for Boeing Over 5 Years

Dec 22 2021 // MILAN – An Italian supplier at the center of recent industrial snags on the 787 Dreamliner airplane produced more than 4,000 non-compliant parts destined for Boeing Co. over five years, a preliminary report from Italian...

FAA in Talks With Telecoms Over Aviation Safety Concerns of 5G Wireless

Nov 17 2021 // The Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it is in direct talks with the telecom industry about its aviation safety concerns involving the planned use of spectrum for 5G wireless communications.“We are...

Boeing Reaches Compensation Terms With Victims of Ethiopian Airlines Crash

Nov 12 2021 // Boeing Co. agreed on Wednesday to acknowledge liability for compensatory damages in lawsuits filed by families of the 157 people killed in the 2019 Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX crash, according to a filing in U.S. District...

People Moves: Chubb Promotes Walker to Head of Aerospace; Fidelis Names Stewart, Davern as Co-Deputy CUOs, Bellamy as Head of Property Reinsurance

Nov 12 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details promotions at the insurers Chubb and Fidelis Insurance.A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Promotes Walker to Head of AerospaceChubb announced the promotion...

Boeing Directors Reach $237.5M Settlement of Shareholders’ 737 MAX Safety Lawsuit

Nov 8 2021 // Boeing Co. current and former company directors have reached a $237.5 million proposed settlement with shareholders to settle a lawsuit over the board’s safety oversight of the 737 MAX aircraft, documents released on...

Boeing Shareholders Near Settlement Over 737 Safety Oversight: Reuters

Nov 5 2021 // Boeing Co. investors have reached an agreement with current and former company officers to settle a lawsuit over the safety oversight of the 737 MAX, two people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.The proposed...

FAA Refers 37 Fights on Flights to FBI as Cases Rise

Nov 4 2021 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday it has referred more than three dozen unruly passengers to the FBI for potential criminal prosecution amid a sharp rise in onboard incidents this year.The FAA and...

FAA Raises Aviation Safety Concerns Over 5G Network Plan

Nov 2 2021 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has raised significant concerns about a plan to use spectrum for 5G wireless networks on aviation safety and is planning to issue a formal warning about the issue, according to...

North Dakota Aerospace School Halts Flights After Student Dies in Crash

Oct 22 2021 // The University of North Dakota’s aerospace school has cancelled all flight activities after a student pilot from Chicago died in a plane crash.The University of North Dakota plane went down about 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 18...

FAA Proposes Minimum 10-Hour Rest Period for Flight Attendants

Oct 21 2021 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday it was proposing to require flight attendants receive at least 10 hours of rest time between shifts after Congress had directed the action in 2018, according to a...

People Moves: 1st Sustainable Insurer Names Foreman as Chair; Piiq and Gallagher Appoint Aerospace Execs; Optio’s Nuclear MGA Northcourt Hires Tetley as MD

Oct 4 2021 // This edition of International People Moves includes appointments at the first sustainable insurer, Parhelion; at brokers Piiq Risk Partners and Gallagher; and at Optio Group’s Nuclear MGA Northcourt.A summary of...

Northrop Grumman Knew Chemical Contaminated Missouri Homes: Lawsuit

Oct 1 2021 // Defense company Northrop Grumman knew for more than a decade that chemicals from a site it owns near Missouri’s Springfield-Branson Airport were contaminating groundwater in surrounding property, according to a...

People Moves: AXA XL Promotes Innes to Lead Product & Airports, Aerospace; QBE Hires Besant for New Customer Officer Role; IGI Names Kaur Gill as APAC Financial Lines U/W

Sep 15 2021 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at three insurance companies: AXA XL, QBE and International General Insurance Holdings.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes Innes as...

Judge Rules Boeing Directors Must Face Shareholder Claims Over 737 MAX

Sep 8 2021 // A Delaware judge ruled on Tuesday that Boeing’s board of directors must face a lawsuit from shareholders over two fatal 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people in less than six months.Vice Chancellor Morgan Zurn ruled...

People Moves: Gallagher Names Hughes as Aerospace Consultant; Tokio Marine HCC Hires Faubert for Credit & Political Risk; Enstar’s CFO to Step Down

Aug 11 2021 // This edition of International People Moves covers appointments for broker Gallagher in London, for insurer Tokio Marine HCC – Credit Group in Paris, and for Enstar Group in Bermuda.A summary of these new hires...

Chubb Canada Launches Hub for General Aviation and Non-Major Aerospace Insurance

Jul 23 2021 // Chubb announced that it has set up an aviation hub in Canada to develop further its domestic general aviation and non-major aerospace business.The Canadian Aviation hub is part of a new regional focus for the aviation team...

‘Sunny Day’ Floods Will Increasingly Inundate U.S. Coasts as Sea Levels Rise: NOAA

Jul 15 2021 // Record high-tide flooding washed over U.S. coasts in the past year, and rising sea levels are expected to send the deluges into streets, homes and businesses even more frequently over the next decade, the National Oceanic...