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Pilot in Helicopter Crash That Killed Lakers Star Had No Drugs, Alcohol in System

Jun 1 2020 // The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all nine sustained immediately fatal injuries when their helicopter slammed into a hillside...

Crashed Pakistan Plane First Tried to Land Without Landing Gear at 203 Miles Per Hour

May 28 2020 // A deadly plane crash in Pakistan is prompting questions about how the crew could touch down without landing gear when their sophisticated jetliner was bristling with equipment to prevent pilots from doing just that.After...

Airbus Opens Investigation into Plane Crash that Killed 97 in Pakistan

May 27 2020 // Pakistan announced Tuesday that Airbus experts have opened a probe into last week’s plane crash that killed 97 people when an Airbus A320 went down in a crowded neighborhood near the airport in the port city of...

NFL Player Sues Airline, Says Attendants Failed to Stop Sexual Harassment by Passenger

May 26 2020 // An NFL player is suing United Airlines, saying he was harassed and sexually assaulted by an intoxicated female passenger on a red-eye flight in February.The player said in a lawsuit that soon after boarding the...

Update: Airbus A320 Jet Crashes in Pakistan with 99 People on Board

May 22 2020 // A Pakistan International Airlines Corp. flight with 99 people on board crashed into a residential neighborhood of Karachi after the pilots reported losing power from both engines as the plane approached for landing.So far...

Safety Probe Cites ‘Poor Safety Culture’ for Fatal Air Ambulance Crash

May 21 2020 // A lax safety culture at an air ambulance company led to the crash of a medical helicopter last year in snowy weather in Ohio that killed three people, federal investigators said Tuesday.Survival Flight’s...

Update: Cyclone Amphan Floods Areas of India and Bangladesh, Killing Dozens of People

May 21 2020 // The biggest cyclonic storm over the Bay of Bengal in two decades wrecked havoc along India’s east coast and in Bangladesh, killing dozens of people, flooding low-lying areas and affecting power supply.Amphan is...

Journalist’s Spouse Sues Aircraft Owners, Insurers Over Deadly Louisiana Crash

May 20 2020 // The husband of a broadcast journalist who was killed in a Louisiana plane crash along with four others has filed a lawsuit against the aircraft’s owners and insurers, as well as the pilot’s estate.Steven...

Please Place Your Masks in Upright Position. Airlines Stress Safety to Lure Passengers.

May 20 2020 // U.S. carriers JetBlue Airways Corp. and United Airlines Holdings Inc. announced fresh safety measures on Wednesday aimed at restoring confidence in travel as several executives pointed to signs domestic demand is...

U.S. to Mandate Safety Management for Aircraft Manufacturers

May 20 2020 // The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it would require Boeing Co. and other aircraft manufacturers to adopt new safety-management tools following two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes that killed 346 people.The plan...

Chinese Hackers Blamed for Accessing Records of 9 Million easyJet Customers

May 19 2020 // Chinese hackers are suspected of accessing email and travel details of about nine million easyJet customers, said two sources familiar with the investigation into a cyber attack disclosed by the British airline on...

Pilot in Helicopter Cash That Killed Lakers Star Had No Drugs, Alcohol in System

May 18 2020 // The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all nine sustained immediately fatal injuries when their helicopter slammed into a hillside...

Officials: Why Was Man Killed by Jet on Texas Runway There?

May 14 2020 // Investigators are trying to determine how a man with apparently no security clearance ended up on a runway at a Texas airport where he was struck and killed by a landing commercial jet.Junin Ko, 22, died on May 7 after a...

EC3 Brokers Launches Casualty and Cyber Specialty Division

May 12 2020 // EC3 Brokers announced the launch of its specialty division, with the appointment of Jonathon Lane as head of the division. Lane is joined by Dominic Toogood and Gary Moore. All three joined on May 1 and initially will...

Southwest Jet Hits, Kills Man on Austin Airport Runway

May 11 2020 // A man was struck and killed on May 7 by a commercial jet landing on a runaway at an airport in Austin, Texas, authorities said.The pilot of Southwest Airlines Flight 1392, a Boeing 737 arriving from Dallas, reported seeing...

Pilot Sues Colorado Hotel Over Dismissed Exposure Charge

May 4 2020 // A United Airlines pilot whose charge of indecent exposure was dismissed sued the Denver, Colo. airport hotel where his arrest occurred.An attorney for Andrew Collins filed the lawsuit against The Westin Denver...

Pilot Sues Colorado Hotel Over Dismissed Exposure Charge

Apr 28 2020 // A United Airlines pilot whose charge of indecent exposure was dismissed sued the Denver, Colo. airport hotel where his arrest occurred.An attorney for Andrew Collins filed the lawsuit against The Westin Denver...

Widespread Damage, At Least 19 Deaths from Easter Storms Across South

Apr 14 2020 // Severe weather swept across the South Monday, killing at least 19 people and damaging hundreds of homes from Louisiana into the Appalachian Mountains. Many people spent part of the night early Monday sheltering in...

Report on Arizona Plane Crash That Killed 6 Cites Weight, Drugs

Apr 14 2020 // An investigation into a 2018 plane crash that killed all six people aboard found that one of two pilots aboard the aircraft had drugs in his system and that the plane exceeded its weight limit according to a federal...

Progressive, Travelers, USAA Latest to Offer Insureds Discounts, Other Accommodations

Apr 9 2020 // More insurers are coming forward every day with discounts, extended coverage and relaxed payment terms for insureds affected by shelter-in-place and other conditions required during the coronavirus crisis.Progressive...