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People Moves: Lockton Hires Starr Cos.’ Shephard for Aviation; Arch Promotes Bonneau; AXA XL Names Zhou, Lui as Energy U/Ws in Canada

Mar 7 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Lockton, Arch Insurance International and AXA XL.A summary of these new hires follows here. Lockton Hires Starr Cos.’ Shephard for AviationLockton...

UK to Ban Russian Companies From London Aviation Insurance Market

Mar 3 2022 // LONDON — Britain will ban Russian companies from the multi-billion dollar aviation and space insurance market in London, the world’s largest commercial and speciality insurance center, the finance ministry said on...

Global Firms Shut Ukraine Operations, as They Weigh Impact of Sanctions on Russia

Feb 25 2022 // Brewer Carlsberg, Japan Tobacco and a Coca-Cola bottler were among firms shutting factories in Ukraine on Thursday following Russia’s invasion, while UPS and FedEx Corp. suspended services in and out of the...

Global Aviation Industry Assesses Growing Risks of Doing Business With Russia

Feb 25 2022 // The fallout to the global aviation industry from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is spreading beyond the airspace closings over the conflict zone as airlines, lessors and manufacturers face up to growing risks of doing...

Ice Likely in Southern Plains as Flight Cancelations Number in Thousands

Feb 24 2022 // Hundreds of flights were canceled Wednesday at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as parts of Oklahoma, Missouri and Arkansas braced for an ice storm making its way into the Southern Plains. More than half an inch of...

Update: Ukraine Closes Airspace to Civilian Flights as Russian Military Action Begins

Feb 24 2022 // Ukraine closed its airspace to civilian flights on Thursday after Russia launched a land, sea and air invasion of its neighbor, while Europe’s aviation regulator warned about hazards to flying in bordering...

10 Cyber Attacks in 2021 Cost $600M With 40,000 Businesses Put at Risk

Feb 21 2022 // In just 10 cyber incidents last year, over $600 million in cash was stolen or taken as ransom, tens of millions of citizen records stolen, 40,000 businesses’ IT operations put at risk, one billion airline passenger...

Storm Eunice Batters Britain and Ireland With Record Winds Hitting 122 Mph

Feb 18 2022 // An Atlantic storm battered Britain and Ireland on Friday with record winds of up to 122 miles per hour, killing at least one person, knocking out power for tens of thousands and shredding the roof of London’s O2...

Boeing, Reform Issues Await New U.S. Aviation Safety Chief

Feb 18 2022 // The next head of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will face challenges overseeing Boeing Co. and a series of reforms mandated by Congress in the wake of two fatal 737 MAX crashes.The job opened late Wednesday...

More Airlines Avoiding Ukraine Airspace Amid Insurance Issues

Feb 14 2022 // More airlines are likely to avoid Ukraine’s airspace amid insurance issues and a decision by leading European carriers to stop overflights after a U.S. warning that Russia could invade at any time, a flight...

Texas Judge Drops Two of Six Boeing Max Test Fraud Counts Against Pilot

Feb 14 2022 // A judge has tossed two of six fraud counts against a former Boeing pilot involved in evaluating the troubled Boeing 737 Max jetliner.A federal judge in Fort Worth last week dismissed, on technical grounds, counts that...

10 Cyber Attacks in 2021 Cost $600M With 40,000 Businesses Put at Risk

Feb 10 2022 // In just 10 cyber incidents last year, over $600 million in cash was stolen or taken as ransom, tens of millions of citizen records stolen, 40,000 businesses’ IT operations put at risk, one billion airline passenger...

FAA Proposes Rules to Protect Certification Workers From Manufacturer Interference

Feb 8 2022 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Monday it was issuing draft guidance seeking to protect aviation employees who perform government certification duties from interference by airplane manufacturers and...

Judge Sides with Hawaiian Airlines on Vaccine Policy

Feb 4 2022 // A U.S. judge denied an attempt by seven employees to block Hawaiian Airlines’ policy requiring workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or face termination.The airline required U.S.-based employees to receive full...

FAA Expects Addressing Safety Issues to Cause Only ‘Minimal Disruptions’ to Air Travel

Feb 3 2022 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is confident that aviation safety concerns about 5G C-Band deployment will be addressed “safely with minimal disruptions,” the head of the FAA will tell U.S. lawmakers...

More Than 1,000 Flights Canceled as Winter Storm Threatens Heavy Snow, Ice

Feb 2 2022 // Airlines canceled hundreds of flights, governors urged residents to stay off roads and schools closed campuses as a huge swath of the U.S. braced for a major winter storm that was set to put millions of Americans in the...

People Moves: Chubb Hires Global Aerospace’s Abbott; Brit Names Chaganty as Chief Data Officer; WTW Taps Marsh’s Gardner for GB Renewable Energy & Power Team

Feb 1 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Chubb Global Markets, Brit Ltd. and Willis Towers Watson.A summary of these new hires follows here. Chubb Global Markets Appoints Abbott as Product Head...

Families of Crash Victims Want Boeing 737 Settlement Reopened

Jan 28 2022 // Relatives of passengers who died in crashes of Boeing 737 Max jets are pressing Attorney General Merrick Garland to help them re-open a settlement that shielded Boeing from criminal prosecution for misleading federal...

People Moves: AEGIS London Names Powell CEO, as Croom-Johnson Retires; Corvus Hires Zurich’s Delvos as 1st Head of Int’l; HDI’s Jackson to Lead Aviation at Apollo

Jan 27 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AEGIS London, Corvus Insurance andAEGIS London Names Powell as CEO, as Croom-Johnson Retires AEGIS London, the Lloyd’s syndicate and subsidiary of...

QBE Alleges Poaching of Aviation Team; Applied Underwriters Denies Wrongdoing

Jan 21 2022 // Insurer QBE has filed a lawsuit alleging a poaching scheme by a number of its former aviation division employees and specialty insurer Applied Underwriters.QBE’s complaint involves the resignation of a total of 13...