All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 7 2021 // The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) top safety official said Wednesday he will step down effective June 30.Ali Bahrami, the FAA’s associate administrator for aviation safety since July 2017, had faced...
May 26 2021 // A flight attendant for Dallas-based Southwest Airlines was assaulted by a passenger and lost two teeth in the attack last weekend, according to a union president, who complained to the airline’s CEO about unruly...
May 21 2021 // PARIS – Europe could see the first flying taxis enter service as early as 2024, the region’s top aviation regulator said on Wednesday.More than half a dozen European firms have announced developments of Urban Air...
May 19 2021 // Newfront Insurance has acquired Aviation Marine Insurance Services in Sausalito, Calif.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. AMIS is led by Scott Gault, who joins Newfront along with his team of aviation insurance...
May 17 2021 // Over 60 U.S. stadiums and other venues are deploying an app from Clear to verify people’s COVID-19 status, placing the New York company known for its airport security fast lanes at the forefront of a national debate...
May 13 2021 // Airbus SE and Air France-KLM could face charges of involuntary manslaughter over the deadly crash of a Paris-bound plane off the Brazilian coast over a decade ago.The Paris appeals court ruled Wednesday that the case...
May 5 2021 // Over 60 U.S. stadiums and other venues are deploying an app from Clear to verify people’s COVID-19 status, placing the New York company known for its airport security fast lanes at the forefront of a national debate...
Apr 29 2021 // When it came time to land at San Francisco on July 7, 2017, the pilots of an Air Canada jet could not recall a critical piece of information buried on page eight of a 27-page briefing package: the closure of one of the...
Apr 26 2021 // Luminar Technologies Inc. said on Monday it would partner with Airbus SE to test technologies which could increase aircraft safety and ultimately enable an autonomous flight with obstacle detection.The two companies will...
Apr 20 2021 // Price Forbes announced the launch of a digital general aviation facility that will quote and bind risks with a leading Lloyd’s syndicate within minutes.The development within Price Forbes’ proprietary EDGE...
Apr 16 2021 // The risk of being exposed to the COVID-19 virus on an airline flight drops by as much as half when airlines keep middle seats open, a new study published by the U.S. government concludes, a safety practice the carriers...
Apr 5 2021 // The aviation insurance market is feeling the pressure on rates and availability after 10 years of soft conditions. Eric W. Barfield, chief operating officer at Assured Partners’ Aerospace division, says this small...
Mar 30 2021 // Boeing Co. asked a Delaware court to throw out a shareholders’ lawsuit over the safety of its 737 MAX following fatal crashes, saying the board engaged in “robust and well-established” oversight of...
Mar 16 2021 // BEIJING – China’s capital and a wide swath of the country’s north were enveloped Monday in the worst sandstorm in a decade, leading to the cancellation of hundreds of flights.Skyscrapers in the center of...
Mar 10 2021 // Prominent attorneys Kenneth Feinberg and Camille Biros have been named to oversee a $500 million victim compensation fund for the relatives of 346 people killed in two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes, a spokeswoman for...
Mar 1 2021 // Relatives of victims of a Boeing Co. 737 MAX crash in Ethiopia that occurred five months after an Indonesian Lion Air disaster are stepping up pressure on the American planemaker and the federal government, according to a...
Feb 26 2021 // Boeing Co. agreed Thursday to pay $6.6 million in penalties to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after U.S. regulators said it failed to comply with a 2015 safety agreement and cited other safety concerns.The...
Feb 25 2021 // The U.S. regulator that approved the flawed Boeing Co. 737 Max design has continuing weaknesses and is vulnerable to “future high-risk safety concerns,” a government watchdog report found.The Transportation...
Feb 25 2021 // A jury has ordered Alaska Airlines to pay $3.2 million to the family of a 75-year-old disabled woman who died four months after falling down a Portland International Airport escalator.KGW reports the family of Bernice...
Feb 24 2021 // U.S. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson warned on Tuesday of a changed industry in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that has shaken air travel over the past year and created new safety risks that must be...