All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Jan 19 2023 // European planemaker Airbus said it had withdrawn from a U.S. government-named panel reviewing Boeing’s safety processes and how they influence Boeing safety culture after two fatal 737 MAX crashes in recent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...
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...
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...
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!...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...