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Aircraft Leasing Companies Cautious About Risky Markets After $10B Hit in Russia

Jan 23 2023 // Aircraft leasing companies, which own most of the world’s passenger jets, face a tricky balance between risks and rewards after losing 400 planes in Russia, but have made no “knee-jerk” withdrawal from...

Judge Orders Boeing Arraigned on MAX Fraud Charge

Jan 20 2023 // A federal judge on Thursday ordered Boeing Co BA.N to appear in court on Jan. 26 to be arraigned on a 2021 felony charge after families of those killed in two fatal crashes objected to a 2021 plea deal.Boeing won immunity...

FAA Says ‘Unintentionally Deleted Files’ Prompted Computer Outage

Jan 20 2023 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Thursday a preliminary review found that contract personnel “unintentionally deleted files” disrupting a key computer system and prompting a nationwide...

Major Aviation Insurer AXA Pulls Back on War Coverage After Ukraine Losses: Reuters

Jan 19 2023 // The commercial arm of French insurer AXA is reducing cover offered to aviation companies as it seeks to protect the multibillion-euro business after heavy Ukraine-related losses, two underwriting and broking sources told...

Airbus Withdraws From U.S. FAA Boeing Safety Culture Panel

Jan 19 2023 // European planemaker Airbus said it had withdrawn from a U.S. government-named panel reviewing Boeing’s safety processes and how they influence Boeing safety culture after two fatal 737 MAX crashes in recent years...

Castlelake Launches Bermuda Reinsurer, Itasca Re, for Aircraft Assets

Jan 19 2023 // U.S.-based alternative investment manager Castlelake, L.P. announced the creation of a Bermuda-licensed reinsurance company, Itasca Re Limited, to offer insurance financing to buyers and owners of commercial aircraft...

NTSB Findings on Hawaii Airlines Turbulence That inured Passengers

Jan 17 2023 // A cloud shot up vertically like a plume of smoke in a matter of seconds before a Hawaiian Airlines flight last month hit severe turbulence and 25 people on board were injured, according to a preliminary report by the...

Averted Plane Crash at New York Airport Under Investigation

Jan 17 2023 // Officials are investigating a close call at a New York airport Friday night between a plane that was crossing a runway and another that was preparing for takeoff.“(Expletive)! Delta 1943, cancel takeoff clearance!...

Nepal Locates Black Boxes of Aircraft After Deadliest Crash in 30 Years

Jan 16 2023 // KATHMANDU, Jan 16 (Reuters) – Searchers found the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder on Monday from a passenger flight that crashed, killing at least 70 people in Nepal’s worst plane accident for...

Shareholders Sue Southwest Airlines Over Flight Meltdown

Jan 13 2023 // Shareholders filed a lawsuit against Southwest Airlines Co. on Thursday, accusing the carrier of fraudulently concealing problems that led last month to an operational meltdown and more than 15,000 flight...

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...

People Moves: BHSI Promotes 3 in UK Exec & Professional Lines Team; Chubb Global Markets Taps AIG’s Collins as Head of Airline; bolttech Names Schädler CEO, Europe

Jan 6 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, Chubb Global Markets and the insurtech bolttech.A summary of these new hires follows here. BHSI Promotes 3 Senior...

Southwest Airlines is Discovering the True Cost of Outdated Tech

Jan 5 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync.If you’re looking for proof that outdated technology, manual processes, and data silos can result in catastrophe, all you need to do is peek under the hood of...

One Dead, Three Injured in Plane Crash At Utah Airport

Jan 4 2023 // A small plane with four passengers crashed at a Utah airport, killing one and injuring the other three, according to city officials in Provo.The plane crashed immediately after takeoff on Monday and one of the three...

Southwest Airlines Is Sued for Not Providing Refunds After Meltdown

Jan 3 2023 // Southwest Airlines has been sued by a passenger who said it failed to provide refunds to passengers left stranded when an operational meltdown led the carrier to cancel more than 15,000 flights late last month.In a...

Alabama Airport Worker Killed After Being Caught in Jet Engine

Jan 3 2023 // An airport worker in Montgomery, Alabama, was killed Saturday when he was sucked into the engine of a plane.Local and state news reports said the ground crew worker, whose name has not been released, was ingested into the...

Oklahoma Airport Says Air Force Charter Damaged Runway

Dec 29 2022 // STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) – A military cargo aircraft carrying the U.S. Air Force Academy women’s basketball team to a game at Oklahoma State University landed without authorization at the city’s airport and...

Southwest Cancels Thousands More Flights; U.S. Government Vows Scrutiny

Dec 28 2022 // Southwest Airlines Co. on Dec. 27 came under fire from the U.S. government after the low-cost carrier kept canceling flights due to harsh winter weather that grounded planes and disrupted holiday travel.U.S. airlines have...

Grohs Schrager Hampson Aviation Acquires New Jersey’s Wings Agency

Dec 28 2022 // Grohs Schrager Hampson Aviation Insurance reports that it acquired Wings Agency of Hainesport, New Jersey on December 22, 2022. Wings Agency was founded by Hobart “Bud” Montee over half a century ago. His...