Latest Aviation Headlines

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Lawmaker Calls FCC’s Spectrum Auction Danger to Aviation Band

Dec 8 2020 // A senior U.S. House lawmaker on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to delay the auction of portions of a key spectrum band, warning it could impact a nearby aviation frequency band.House Committee on...

Momentum Is Building for Pre-Flight COVID-19 Airport Testing

Dec 4 2020 // Even as the race to approve and distribute COVID-19 vaccines is entering its final stretch, parts of the travel industry are sprinting to a different finish line: airport testing.In hubs large and small, from JFK to Boston...

An Emerging Risk of COVID-19 Pandemic: Rusty Pilots Making Flying Errors

Dec 1 2020 // On Sept. 15, an Indonesian flight carrying 307 passengers and 11 crew to the northern city of Medan momentarily veered off the runway after landing, sparking an investigation by the country’s transport safety...

FAA Safety Agency Clears Boeing 737 MAX to Fly Again

Nov 18 2020 // After nearly two years of scrutiny, corporate upheaval and a standoff with global regulators, Boeing Co. won approval on Wednesday from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration to fly its 737 MAX jet again after two fatal...

Is the Aviation Insurance Market Ready for a COVID-19 Vaccine?

Nov 17 2020 // As the development, and possible mass production, of COVID-19 (C-19) vaccines gather speed, the transportation and logistics industry will need to turn its attention to how the product can be safely and efficiently...

U.S. Expected to Grant Safety Clearance for Boeing’s 737 MAX This Week

Nov 16 2020 // After a standoff with global regulators, management turmoil and a massive safety review, Boeing Co. is set to win U.S. approval on Wednesday to resume flights of its grounded 737 MAX.But the largest U.S. airplane maker...

Pilot Unions, Families of Crash Victims Seek Revisions to Training for Boeing 737 Max

Nov 3 2020 // Pilot unions and families of those killed in a crash of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max are asking for revisions to proposed new training for the grounded jetliner.The Federal Aviation Administration’s proposed new...

Japan’s Largest Airport Opens COVID-19 Testing Lab for Departing Travelers

Nov 2 2020 // TOKYO — Japan’s largest airport opened a novel coronavirus testing facility on Monday as it takes steps to reopen international travel that has been largely grounded for months by the pandemic.The Narita...

Officials Release Details About Deadly Hawaii Skydiving Crash

Oct 30 2020 // Federal officials released documents this week that provide details about one of the deadliest civil aviation accidents of the past decade, including testimony from people who had varying accounts of the crash...

ISO Business Auto Form and Endorsement Revisions

Oct 23 2020 // Effective November 1, 2020, Insurance Services Office (ISO) is introducing 19 new endorsements for its business auto program. Many of these changes are the result of requests from IIABA’s Technical Affairs...

CDC Issues ‘Strong Recommendation’ for Mask-Wearing by All in Travel Settings

Oct 20 2020 // The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday issued a “strong recommendation” that all passengers and employees on airplanes, trains, subways, buses, taxis and ride-share vehicles should wear...

Two Hurt When Fire Patrol Plane Flips Onto Roof at Massachusetts Airport

Oct 12 2020 // Two people suffered minor injuries when a small airplane used to spot fires flipped over onto its roof at a Massachusetts airport, authorities say.The single-engine aircraft was landing at Plymouth Municipal Airport at...

How Coronavirus Is Changing Claims, Risks, Work, Habits, Supply Chains and More

Oct 7 2020 // The magnitude of the COVID-19 pandemic as an economic loss events is unprecedented for companies and insurers alike and claims trends and risk exposures are likely to evolve in both the mid- and long-term as a result of...

COVID-Sniffing Robots Promise Fast Testing Alternative

Oct 2 2020 // A biotechnology startup called Koniku is trying to develop robots that could sniff out Covid-19 infections faster than conventional testing.The technology fuses neurons with a silicon chip to create a “smell...

France Urges Parts Review After Airbus A380 Engine Blowout Caused by Metal Fatigue

Oct 1 2020 // French investigators have called for a review of the design and maintenance of titanium alloy engine parts to ensure they guard against the risks of metal fatigue following an engine blowout on an Airbus A380 exactly three...

FAA Chief Completes Boeing 737 Test Flight: Likes What He Saw But Process Not Done

Oct 1 2020 // Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Chief Steve Dickson conducted a nearly two-hour evaluation flight at the controls of a Boeing 737 MAX on Wednesday, a milestone for the jet to win approval to resume flying after two...

FAA Chief to Conduct Own Test Flight of Boeing 737 MAX

Sep 30 2020 // Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Chief Steve Dickson is due to conduct a two-hour evaluation flight at the controls of a Boeing 737 MAX on Wednesday, a key milestone for the jet to win approval to resume flying after...

Reinsurance Experience in Africa, Asia Sets MGA Tempo Underwriting Apart

Sep 29 2020 // Tom Bailey, executive director of Tempo Underwriting, has a theory about what it takes to build a business based on the reinsurance MGA model.“For a reinsurance MGA to be successful and to have a strong offering, you...

Reinsurance Demand Rises, Along with Flight to Quality, Say Industry Experts

Sep 28 2020 // Not only has reinsurance buying increased, but there also has been a flight to quality reinsurers by ceding insurance companies, according to several reinsurers and brokers in recent webinars held in lieu of what would...

Pilot Actions Likely Led to Earnhardt Plane Crash in Tennessee: NTSB

Sep 25 2020 // A pilot’s inability to maintain proper airspeed and the flight crew’s decision to continue an unstable approach and landing likely caused the crash of a small plane carrying race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr....