All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 20 2018 // New York’s senators are calling for a probe into how “doors-off” helicopter sightseeing flights and the tight harness systems were ever approved by the Federal Aviation Administration in the first...
Mar 19 2018 // Federal aviation regulators are grounding “doors-off” helicopter tour flights in which passengers are tethered to the aircraft as a result of the March 11 crash in New York that killed five people.The Federal...
Mar 19 2018 // The leading trade group for helicopter operators has, for at least two years, urged a halt to open-door tours such as the one that ended in the death of five people in the East River off Manhattan on March 11.The...
Mar 16 2018 // Three deadly air crashes that have killed 170 passengers in the past 4 1/2 weeks may indicate that 2017, the safest-ever year for aviation, represented a statistical blip.A total of five fare-paying customers lost their...
Mar 15 2018 // The open-door helicopter tour in which five people died in a crash landing in the East River off Manhattan on Sunday was operating under safety restrictions reserved for photography flights that are looser than those for...
Mar 14 2018 // “I say again, turn!” the air traffic controller called over the radio, his voice rising, as the flight from Bangladesh swerved low over the runway at Kathmandu’s small airport.Seconds later, the plane...
Mar 13 2018 // Flock, a London based startup, has launched Europe’s first “pay-as-you-fly” drone insurance solution.The “Flock Cover” smartphone app provides on-demand insurance for commercial drone pilots...
Mar 5 2018 // The parents of a British tourist who died after the Grand Canyon sightseeing helicopter he was in crashed filed the first wrongful death lawsuit related to last month’s crash.The complaint filed in Clark County...
Mar 5 2018 // Integro Insurance Brokers has named Jacquelyn Neal as a principal in the marine practice. Neal is based in the San Francisco, Calif., office.She will manage a book of existing marine clients and develop new cargo and...
Mar 5 2018 // Reassurance“I want to reassure every single Texan impacted by Harvey that we will never let up until your homes and businesses are restored, until your communities are fully protected from future potential storm...
Feb 28 2018 // Willis Towers Watson has launched Willis Towers Watson Aerospace Cyber Guard, a tailored cyber insurance product for the general aviation industry.Willis Towers Watson Aerospace Cyber Guard was developed in cooperation...
Feb 26 2018 // Europe’s aviation safety authority has proposed anti-hacking measures and geo-awareness technology for small drones to avoid collisions with aircraft or people, taking an important step toward Europe-wide...
Feb 22 2018 // Now’s the time to get in on the ground floor of the business of insuring drones.That’s according to panel of experts speaking recently in a drone insurance webinar hosted by Insurance Journal. The consensus...
Feb 20 2018 // San Francisco, Calif.-based Woodruff-Sawyer & Co. has named Drew Johnston vice president of aviation. Johnston will develop the strategy and steer the growth of the newly formed aviation practice, which will focus on...
Feb 16 2018 // A helicopter’s crash landing in South Carolina this week may have been triggered by a civilian drone, which would make it the first drone-related crash of an aircraft in the U.S.The incident on Wednesday involved a...
Feb 14 2018 // A fire on a Southwest Airlines plane forced passengers to evacuate before takeoff at a Southern California airport. Officials from John Wayne Airport say the crew of the Boeing 737 decided that the 139 passengers should...
Feb 14 2018 // A video from a drone that flew within feet of an airliner over Las Vegas and prompted outrage on the internet has spurred three influential U.S. aviation lobbies to call for tighter regulations on hobby drones.Legislation...
Feb 8 2018 // A former Alaska Airlines pilot will plead guilty in California to a charge of flying a passenger plane while drunk.Federal prosecutors say David Hans Arntson of Newport Beach agreed this week to enter the plea at a later...
Feb 7 2018 // XL Catlin has enhanced its online P&B aviation insurance platform, VB Bind Speed, with added, instant servicing options for brokers.According to Eric Donofrio, North America regional manager of XL Catlin’s...
Feb 6 2018 // Michael O’Donnell has been named president of the Aviation Practice Group at SterlingRisk Insurance, an independently owned insurance brokerage firm based in Destin, Fla.O’Donnell, who joined SterlingRisk in...