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House Report Slams FAA, Boeing for ‘Horrific Culmination’ of Failures in 737 Crashes

Sep 17 2020 // Two Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed all 346 passengers and crew aboard were the “horrific culmination” of failures by the planemaker and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), a U.S. House panel concluded...

Boeing Crash Victims’ Families Want Congress to Lift Shield on Planemakers’ Liability

Sep 16 2020 // Families of Boeing 737 MAX crash victims are urging U.S. lawmakers to ensure the planemaker is held accountable for accidents that together killed 346 people by blocking a key legal defense, according to a letter sent on...

Guy Carpenter’s Riley to Join Lockton Re Aviation Practice in London

Sep 14 2020 // Global reinsurance broker Lockton Re announced that Dominic Riley will be joining Lockton Re in London to lead the Aviation & Aerospace practice early next year. Riley was most recently part of the Aviation team at Guy...

Senators Back Tighter Aircraft Oversight, Quicker Plane Crash Data Disclosure

Sep 14 2020 // The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee will vote on Wednesday to require the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to quickly disclose risk assessments after fatal air crashes in a bid to significantly tighten industry...

U.S. Safety Agency Investigating Boeing 787 Dreamliners for Flaws

Sep 8 2020 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday it is investigating manufacturing flaws involving some Boeing 787 Dreamliners but said it was too early to say if it will require new inspections.Boeing said in August...

China Offers Experimental Coronavirus Vaccines to Aviation Frontline Workers

Sep 4 2020 // China has offered experimental coronavirus vaccines to aviation industry workers, according to a regulatory notice seen by Reuters, in a push to inoculate high-risk groups to prevent a possible resurgence as economies...

European Union Safety Agency to Start 737 MAX Flight Tests

Aug 27 2020 // The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) said on Thursday it plans to begin flight tests of U.S. planemaker Boeing Co.’s 737 MAX plane in Vancouver, Canada, in the week starting Sept. 7.The test flights will...

EPA to OK Use by American Airlines of Surface Coating to Fight COVID-19

Aug 24 2020 // The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is set to announce it will issue an emergency exemption to the state of Texas permitting it to allow American Airlines Group Inc. to use a new surface coating that kills...

Trump Administration, Airlines Can’t Agree on Contact Tracing Plan

Aug 24 2020 // The Trump administration’s efforts to require airlines to collect contact tracing information from U.S.-bound international passengers has stalled, five people briefed on the matter told Reuters on Friday, adding...

UK Working With Heathrow on COVID Testing as Alternative to Quarantine

Aug 19 2020 // Britain is working with London’s Heathrow Airport on a plan to use COVID-19 testing to help shorten quarantine times, in an effort to help airlines and airports kickstart travel and the wider economy.Heathrow said on...

Airlines, Airports Urge UN to Accept COVID Testing Over Quarantines

Aug 18 2020 // Airlines and airports will ask a UN-led task force meeting on Tuesday to recommend countries accept a negative COVID-19 test within 48 hours of travel as an alternative to quarantines that have decimated demand for travel,...

India’s Aviation Regulator Points to Pilot Error in Air India Express Crash

Aug 9 2020 // The Air India Express jet that overshot the runway on Friday, killing at least 18 people, had touched down too far along the airstrip, the chief of India’s aviation regulator said amid ongoing investigations.Arun...

Boeing Facing $1.25M Fine by FAA for Undue Pressure on Safety Oversight Employees

Aug 7 2020 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday said it was proposing to fine Boeing Co. $1.25 million after the agency alleged Boeing managers at its South Carolina plant exerted undue pressure on workers who handle...

AIG’s Zaffino Sees COVID-19 Creating Beneficial ‘Flight to Quality’

Aug 6 2020 // AIG President and Chief Operating Officer Peter Zaffino said that the insurer has seen accelerated rate improvements and other gains as clients react to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.“We believe that COVID has...

Aviation Sector Carries Biggest Risk of Corporate Default from Pandemic: Gallagher

Aug 4 2020 // The aviation sector carries the biggest risk of corporate default as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a survey of insurers published by broker Gallagher on Tuesday.Only 29% of credit and political risk...

Boeing 737 Likely to Remain Grounded by FAA Until October: Reuters

Jul 22 2020 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Tuesday it plans to issue a proposed airworthiness directive for the Boeing 737 MAX in the “near future” to address changes made since the plane was grounded in...

Aviation Firm Denies Negligence in Fatal Wyoming Glider Accident

Jul 20 2020 // An aviation company disputes a claim it is responsible for the death of a glider passenger in response to a lawsuit filed by the family of a victim in a Wyoming crash.Teton Aviation was named in a wrongful death case...

Aviation Broker Piiq Risk Partners Receives License to Operate in France

Jul 20 2020 // Piiq Risk Partners, the global aerospace re/insurance broker, announces that it has received regulatory approval to operate in France.Piiq’s French operation will act as a base for expanding its services across the...

Insurers Score a Win in Texas Air Ambulance Fee Dispute

Jul 16 2020 // State law prevails in disputes between insurers and an air ambulance service over reimbursements under the Texas workers’ compensation system, the state’s highest court recently ruled.In Texas Mutual Insurance...

Safety Probe Cites Mistakes by First Officer, Pilot in 2019 Amazon Cargo Plane Crash

Jul 15 2020 // The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) cited cockpit mistakes by the first officer and pilot in a February 2019 fatal crash of an Atlas Air cargo plane.The Atlas Air Boeing 767 jet transporting cargo for...