All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 11 2022 // Federal authorities have issued a warning about a part of the tail in the type of seaplane that crashed in Washington state’s Puget Sound last month, killing 10 people.The Seattle Times reports that the Federal...
Oct 10 2022 // PARIS (AP) – Nicolas Touillou had just proposed marriage to his girlfriend. Nelson Marinho Jr. was heading off on a new oil exploration job. Eric Lamy was about to celebrate his 38th birthday.They were among 228 people...
Sep 28 2022 // Hurricane Ian, projected to be one of the costliest storms in US history, prompted mass evacuations, school shutdowns and thousands of flight cancellations across the third-largest state.The storm, which has already caused...
Sep 23 2022 // Boeing Co. will pay $200 million to settle civil charges by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it misled investors about its 737 MAX, which was grounded for 20 months after two fatal crashes killed 346...
Sep 21 2022 // American Airlines Inc. on Tuesday confirmed a data breach and said while an “unauthorized actor” gained access to personal information of a small number of customers and employees through a phishing campaign,...
Sep 21 2022 // American Airlines says personal information of a “very small number” of customers and employees was compromised after hackers breached some employee email accounts.The airline said Tuesday that it has...
Sep 8 2022 // Aviation regulators approved designs for the first flying drone built specifically for shipping packages, a major step forward for the fledgling remote delivery industry.Matternet Inc.’s Model M2, a four-rotor copter...
Sep 2 2022 // A 26-year-old worker at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport was killed after an accident while unloading baggage from a Frontier Airlines flight, authorities said.The Jefferson Parish Coroner’s Office...
Aug 17 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXA XL and Chubb Global Markets.A summary of these new hires follows here. AXA XL Promotes Lahrmann as Senior Property Underwriter, UK &...
Aug 17 2022 // SkyWest Airlines violated federal law by subjecting a female parts clerk to sexual harassment, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit.According to the EEOC’s lawsuit, explicit...
Jul 28 2022 // A construction worker at a North Carolina airport was electrocuted, according to a California-based company for whom he worked.The Charlotte Observer reports Rosendin Electric, a company based in San Jose, California,...
Jul 22 2022 // The temporary disruption at London’s Luton Airport on Monday when soaring temperatures caused a small section of the asphalt to lift is an example of the challenges airports face in making their infrastructure...
Jul 21 2022 // DALLAS (AP) — A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sparring with her union president over abortion and other issues won a $5.1 million jury verdict against the airline and the union.A jury...
Jul 18 2022 // A former Southwest Airlines flight attendant who was fired after sparring with her union president over abortion and other issues won a $5.1 million jury verdict against the airline and the union.A jury in federal district...
Jul 15 2022 // SterlingRisk Aviation, based in Destin, Florida, has hired Kris Larkin as vice president and senior account executive.Larkin, who has almost two decades in the aviation insurance business, was previously client service...
Jul 7 2022 // Environmental groups are suing the Dutch subsidiary of Air France-KLM over an advertising campaign they allege breaches European consumer law by misleading the public over how sustainable its flights are.Dutch campaigners...
Jul 6 2022 // Insurance may not save you from summer travel misery.Four in 10 policies don’t protect against strikes, the UK consumer watchdog Which? reported in its annual review. If your airline goes bankrupt, only half will...
Jun 28 2022 // Medical examiners in West Virginia have released the names of six people killed in the crash of a Vietnam-era helicopter that gave tour rides.The aircraft crashed Wednesday during its last planned flight at an annual...
Jun 16 2022 // The European Union’s top aviation safety regulator said on Tuesday that he is “very worried” about the safety of Western-made aircraft continuing to fly in Russia without access to spare parts and proper...
Jun 15 2022 // For decades, commercial airline travel has gotten progressively safer. But one cause of deaths has stubbornly persisted: pilots who intentionally crash in murder-suicides.Preliminary evidence suggests the crash of a China...