All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Jun 14 2022 // Nashville International Airport officials have announced a plan for $1.4 billion in improvements by late 2028. A news release from the airport says the projects will include extensions and improvements for two concourse, a...
Jun 7 2022 // Southwest Airlines Co. cannot force a baggage handler’s class action lawsuit over overtime pay into private arbitration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a decision with costly potential implications for...
May 18 2022 // Jurors in a civil lawsuit decided last week that American Airlines did not bear responsibility for an alleged sexual assault against a flight attendant by a celebrity chef who was hired by the airline as an independent...
May 18 2022 // Investigators looking into the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet are examining the actions of the crew on the flight deck, with no evidence found of a technical malfunction, two people briefed on the matter said.In...
May 16 2022 // Russia’s biggest airline, Aeroflot, said on Friday it had bought eight Airbus A330 aircraft from foreign leasing companies “as part of the fulfillment of contractual obligations.”More than 400 aircraft...
May 16 2022 // U.S. air-safety regulators have told Boeing Co. the documentation it submitted to win approval to resume 787 deliveries to airlines after a year is incomplete, two people familiar with the matter said.The U.S. Federal...
May 11 2022 // Lessors with hundreds of jets stuck in Russia are preparing for what one said would be a “vigorous” pursuit of insurance claims while maintaining discreet contact with some customers after Moscow blocked the...
May 6 2022 // The Middle East’s biggest plane-leasing firm wrote off half-a-billion dollars for aircraft stranded in Russia, after the Kremlin issued a law preventing foreign-owned jets from leaving the country without state...
May 5 2022 // The European Union’s Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) regulator warned on Thursday of increased risks to airlines due to the war in Ukraine, such as civil planes being accidentally targeted as well as an increased risk...
May 4 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Howden Singapore, Liberty Specialty Markets and OdysseyRe.A summary of these new hires follows here. Lim Promoted to CEO of Howden SingaporeHowden, the...
May 4 2022 // Major aircraft lessor Avolon recorded a first-quarter impairment of $304 million to cover the full financial impact of having 10 jets still stuck in Russia following European Union sanctions that forced the termination of...
Apr 27 2022 // LONDON – A British judge on Tuesday denied a bid by Qatar Airways to reinstate a jet contract canceled by Europe’s Airbus in the latest twist to a dramatic feud playing out in UK courts.The companies have been...