All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 7 2006 // More than half of U.S. commercial airports do not have a 1,000-foot (305 meter) margin at the end of a runway, an overrun area, which the U.S. government says is needed as a safety zone, according to a new report.Some of...
Nov 7 2006 // A lawsuit filed by the family of one of the victims of a Kentucky jet crash that killed 49 people says many victims might have survived if the plane had not burst into flames.Comair Flight 5191 crashed and burned shortly...
Oct 23 2006 // Damage from Hawaii’s 6.6 earthquake predicted to be widespreadOfficials have begun inspecting bridges and roads across Hawaii, following the strongest earthquake to rattle the islands in more than two decades, a...
Oct 17 2006 // Officials began inspecting bridges and roads across Hawaii yesterday, following the strongest earthquake to rattle the islands in more than two decades, a 6.6-magnitude quake that caused blackouts and landslides but no...
Oct 10 2006 // A court in eastern France last week threw out a lawsuit by families of victims of a 1992 plane crash that accused the government of dragging out prosecution of the case.After a 14-year investigation, defense aviation...
Sep 25 2006 // The family of a woman killed when Comair Flight 5191 took off on the wrong runway at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, Ky., and crashed in flames has sued the airline, blaming it for the country’s deadliest airplane...
Sep 20 2006 // Bermuda-based Max Re Capital Ltd. announced that its subsidiary, Max Re Ltd., has increased its product offerings by the formation of a dedicated aviation insurance unit that will operate from the company’s Dublin...
Sep 18 2006 // Transportation fatalities in the United States increased last year, according to preliminary figures released today by the National Transportation Safety Board.Deaths from transportation accidents in the United States in...
Sep 10 2006 // The threat of terrorism against the United States remains chillingly lethal five years after 9/11, and officials predict another massive attack is not a matter of if — but when.Despite a government overhaul and more than...
Sep 8 2006 // Flagstone Reinsurance Holdings Limited and Sirius International Insurance Corporation announced from Bermuda that they “are delighted to have established an agreement to underwrite Aviation Reinsurance.” The...
Sep 6 2006 // Trusted Choice will run TV commercials commencing in September and running for the next 12 months. Trusted Choice says the ads will give participating agencies the opportunity to maximize their exposure by running local...
Sep 5 2006 // The family of a woman killed when Comair Flight 5191 took off on the wrong runway and crashed in flames sued the airline, blaming it for the United States’ deadliest airplane disaster in five years.The lawsuit...
Aug 23 2006 // A Russian passenger jet crashed during a thunderstorm just minutes after sending a distress signal on Tuesday, killing all 170 people on board, including dozens of children.Emergency officials said preliminary information...
Aug 22 2006 // The job of upgrading Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport won’t go to Bechtel Infrastructure Group, city officials announced.Negotiations between the city and the San Francisco-based contractor broke down...
Aug 11 2006 // Passengers in the United States coped with heightened security at airports Thursday after authorities in London uncovered a terror plot aimed at airlines traveling from Britain to the U.S.American Airlines canceled six...
Aug 10 2006 // More than 433,000 people have been evacuated from parts of China’s southeastern coast that are due to be hit by Typhoon Saomai, a government news agency reported ThursdaySaomai was expected to hit the mainland on...
Aug 9 2006 // Officials were investigating what caused a navigational system that helps guides planes onto arriving runways to fail, stranding thousands of passengers on hundreds of flights at Los Angeles International Airport and other...
Jul 24 2006 // The ABC Program, a subsidiary of Adrian N. Baker & Co., a national program administrator for regional airports and fixed-based operators, announced that its aviation property program – The ABC Program –...
Jul 18 2006 // Federal aviation officials launched an investigation Monday into the cause of this weekend’s deadly plane crash in Oregon, which killed a pilot who had just taken off from the Hillsboro Air Show when his...
Jul 9 2006 // An Airbus 310 went out of control on landing at the Irkutsk airport early this morning, July 9 local time, crashing through a concrete wall into a building and then bursting into flames. At least 120 people are reported to...