All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 17 2020 // Willis Towers Watson announced the launch of “A Class,” a community group focused on delivering data, knowledge and solutions to its business aviation clients.A Class focuses on data analytics and risk...
Mar 16 2020 // The pilot of a small plane that crashed into a wooded and swampy area shortly after takeoff from a Massachusetts airport has died, authorities say.The Cessna 177 single-engine plane crashed about 100 yards north of the...
Mar 12 2020 // Having initially brushed off the potential impact from coronavirus-linked claims, global insurers are waking up to the prospect of a double whammy – a sharp rise in payouts at a time of big investment losses.Because...
Mar 11 2020 // A commercial flight from Colorado ski country to Newark, New Jersey made an unscheduled stop in Denver after several passengers became disruptive because they were seated next to someone who they thought was sick,...
Mar 9 2020 // As coronavirus cases exploded across the world, federal medical workers tasked with screening incoming passengers at U.S. airports grew alarmed: Many were working without the most effective masks to protect them from...
Feb 28 2020 // Of the major industries for which the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported workplace fatality rates for 2018, truck transportation was the most dangerous, with 28 deaths per 100,000 full-time-equivalent workers.To be sure,...
Feb 26 2020 // Insurance broker Marsh announced the appointment of Garrett Hanrahan as global head of Aviation, Marsh JLT Specialty.Hanrahan is succeeding Simon Harker who is retiring after 44 years in the industry. Based in Dallas,...
Feb 25 2020 // Kobe Bryant’s widow sued the owner and operator of the helicopter that crashed in fog and killed the former Los Angeles Lakers star and their 13-year-old daughter last month as she publicly mourned their deaths...
Feb 25 2020 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) agreed to pay $90,000 to an aviation safety inspector who faced retaliation for raising concerns about unqualified flight safety inspectors, a U.S. agency said Monday.The U.S....
Feb 24 2020 // The pilot of a helicopter that crashed into a Southern California hillside, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, was reprimanded five years ago for flying into airspace that had reduced visibility without permission,...
Feb 18 2020 // Part of a restaurant ceiling collapsed inside Atlanta’s airport Thursday, leaving a large chunk of it draped over countertops in the dining area. One person was taken to a hospital, and a second person was treated at...
Feb 11 2020 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread has issued a cease and desist order to AirMedCare Network, alleging the company is selling air ambulance subscriptions to North Dakotans illegally.Consumer protection...
Feb 11 2020 // A strong winter storm that has battered Europe with hurricane-force winds and heavy rains and killed at least five people moved eastward Monday, causing severe travel disruptions across the continent.After striking Britain...
Feb 11 2020 // HDI Global Specialty SE, the specialty lines insurer, has promoted Frida Kangasniemi to the role of head of Airline. She replaces Thomas Broms in the role who retired at the end of last year.Kangasniemi was previously head...
Feb 10 2020 // The pilot of the helicopter that crashed and killed Kobe Bryant and eight others was almost out of blinding clouds when he suddenly plunged and crashed into a Southern California hillside, investigators and aviation...
Feb 10 2020 // Defective software could have doomed Boeing’s crew capsule during its first test flight, a botched trip that was cut short and never made it to the International Space Station, NASA and company officials said...
Feb 10 2020 // Many global companies from hotels and airlines to industrial houses are expected to have to foot the bill for disruptions caused by a new coronavirus in China, with epidemics usually excluded from insurance cover, experts...
Feb 5 2020 // Government regulators plan to review drone designs in the same way they review other aircraft, a major step toward allowing routine drone deliveries and other flights over congested cities.The Federal Aviation...
Feb 4 2020 // Feb 4 – Airlines are suspending flights to China in the wake of the new coronavirus outbreak.Here is the latest on their plans (in alphabetical order): AIR CANADAAir Canada said on Jan. 28 it was canceling select...
Feb 3 2020 // Companies around the world have warned that a coronavirus outbreak in China could disrupt supply chains or hurt bottom lines as factories and shops shut and airlines suspend flights.FINANCIAL IMPACT: * Apple gave a...