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Boeing Crash Victims’ Families Want Congress to Lift Shield on Planemakers’ Liability

Sep 16 2020 // Families of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims are urging U.S. lawmakers to ensure the planemaker is held accountable for accidents that together killed 346 people by blocking a key legal defense, according to a letter sent on...

U.S. Safety Agency Investigating Boeing 787 Dreamliners for Flaws

Sep 8 2020 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is investigating manufacturing flaws involving some Boeing 787 Dreamliners but said it was too early to say if it will require new inspections.Boeing said in August...

Boeing Facing $1.25M Fine by FAA for Undue Pressure on Safety Oversight Employees

Aug 7 2020 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday said it was proposing to fine Boeing Co. $1.25 million after the agency alleged Boeing managers at its South Carolina plant exerted undue pressure on workers who handle...

Boeing 737 Likely to Remain Grounded by FAA Until October: Reuters

Jul 22 2020 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Tuesday it plans to issue a proposed airworthiness directive for the Boeing 737 MAX in the “near future” to address changes made since the plane was grounded in...

High-Tide ‘Nuisance’ Flooding to Continue to Grow and Plague U.S. Communities: NOAA

Jul 16 2020 // Coastal communities in the U.S. continued to see record-setting high-tide flooding last year, forcing their residents and visitors to deal with flooded shorelines, streets and basements — a trend that is expected to...

FAA, Boeing Complete Certification Test Flights on 737 MAX, in Key Milestone

Jul 2 2020 // The Federal Aviation Administration and Boeing Co have completed certification test flights on the 737 MAX, a key milestone toward the plane’s return to service, the U.S. regulator said on Wednesday.The MAX has been...

Textron Aviation Cited for 2019 Explosion at Kansas Site

Jul 1 2020 // Federal regulators have cited aircraft maker Textron Aviation for a December 2019 explosion that injured 15 workers at its Wichita, Kansas, manufacturing plant.U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and...

Boeing Withheld Facts on Flight-Control System Blamed for 2 Fatal Crashes: Probe

Jul 1 2020 // Boeing Co. provided only “limited information” on the flight-control software later implicated in two fatal crashes on the 737 Max as it was being approved by federal regulators, a government watchdog report...

FAA Issues Final Directive on Boeing 737 MAX Airplane Inspections

Jun 25 2020 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday finalized a directive requiring airlines to complete inspections of a key component of Boeing 737 MAX airplanes that, if faulty, could result in a loss of power to the...

Air Safety Regulator, Boeing Made Mistakes on 737 MAX, Says Federal Aviation Chief

Jun 18 2020 // The head of the Federal Aviation Administration, Steve Dickson, acknowledged on Wednesday that Boeing Co. and the U.S. air safety agency both made mistakes on the 737 MAX jet, but rejected senators’ accusations the...

Airbus Opens Investigation into Plane Crash that Killed 97 in Pakistan

May 27 2020 // Pakistan announced Tuesday that Airbus experts have opened a probe into last week’s plane crash that killed 97 people when an Airbus A320 went down in a crowded neighborhood near the airport in the port city of...

Update: Airbus A320 Jet Crashes in Pakistan with 99 People on Board

May 22 2020 // A Pakistan International Airlines Corp. flight with 99 people on board crashed into a residential neighborhood of Karachi after the pilots reported losing power from both engines as the plane approached for landing.So far...

Oregon Fines Aerospace Company $70K for Waste Mishandling

Apr 23 2020 // The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has fined a manufacturer of parts for the aerospace industry near Albany more than $70,000 for citations related to its mishandling of hazardous waste materials.A Selmet...

Boeing Suspending Production in Seattle over Virus

Mar 26 2020 // Boeing will suspend operations at its Seattle area facilities due to the spread of coronavirus, idling tens of thousands of aerospace workers, the company said Monday.At least 110 people have died from COVID-19 in...

Spring Floods in U.S. Should Be Moderate Compared to Last Year: NOAA

Mar 23 2020 // Too often disasters come in threes. But the year of global pandemic and record wildfires in Australia will not also be a year of historic floods in the U.S., forecasters predict.Last year saw record floods in several...

Willis Towers Watson Launches Business Aviation Community Group

Mar 17 2020 // Willis Towers Watson announced the launch of “A Class,” a community group focused on delivering data, knowledge and solutions to its business aviation clients.A Class focuses on data analytics and risk...

Agency M&As: Private Equity Still in Driver’s Seat; Digital Agencies Attract Attention

Mar 2 2020 // The private equity bandwagon continued to roll through the insurance agency and brokerage mergers and acquisitions territory in 2019. As many as two-thirds of all deals involved private equity, according to experts. Most...

Helicopter Pilot in Kobe Bryant Crash Had FAA Violation in 2015

Feb 24 2020 // The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a Southern California hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, was reprimanded five years ago for flying into airspace that had reduced visibility without permission,...

NASA Says Software Errors May Have Doomed Boeing Starliner Flight Test

Feb 10 2020 // Defective software could have doomed Boeing’s crew capsule during its first test flight, a botched trip that was cut short and never made it to the International Space Station, NASA and company officials said...

20 Noteworthy Agency Merger Stories of 2019

Feb 10 2020 // 1. January Nationwide Acquires Liability Insurance Program Manager E-Risk Services: Nationwide acquired a New Jersey privately held program manager specializing in management liability lines. Nationwide said E-Risk will...