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Insurance Industry Use of Drone, Aerial Imagery Soared After 2018 Southeast Disasters

Jan 24 2019 // The importance of drones and aerial imagery rose to a new level in the wake of 2018 natural catastrophes as insurers made them an integral part of their disaster recovery procedures, particularly following the hurricanes...

Arrivals at Newark Were Temporarily Halted Due to Reported Drone Sightings

Jan 23 2019 // Reports of drone sightings in northern New Jersey temporarily halted arrivals at Newark Liberty International Airport on Tuesday, a spokesman from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.The spokesman said flights...

Drone Travel Chaos at Gatwick Airport Cost EasyJet Nearly $20 Million

Jan 22 2019 // EasyJet lost 15 million pounds ($19 million) during 36 hours of travel chaos sparked by drones flying into London’s Gatwick Airport in December, the budget airline said on Tuesday, adding it should serve as a...

U.S. Plan for Major Expansion of Drone Uses Allows Flights at Night, Above Crowds

Jan 15 2019 // The federal government has unveiled a long-awaited set of proposals to dramatically expand civilian drone flights while also tightening security, critical steps for an industry seeking to expand into robot aerial...

Lion Air Plane’s Cockpit Voice Recorder Recovered in Java Sea

Jan 14 2019 // Indonesia found the cockpit voice recorder from the Lion Air plane that crashed in October, giving investigators a real chance at solving the mystery of what brought down a modern jet.The CVR of the Boeing Co. 737 Max...

U.S. Says Air Travel Safe After Workers Warn of Risks of Shutdown

Jan 10 2019 // U.S. airport security workers and air traffic controllers working without pay have been warning that security and safety could be compromised if the government shutdown continues, but the Trump administration said on...

Deadly Winter Storm Blasts Europe with Heavy Snow and Winds

Jan 9 2019 // Deadly winter weather blasted Europe for yet another day Tuesday, trapping hundreds of people in Alpine regions, whipping up high winds that caused flight cancellations and increasing the risks of more deadly avalanches.At...

London’s Heathrow Briefly Halts Flights After Drone Sighting

Jan 8 2019 // The Heathrow airport was partially shut for more than an hour after drone sightings near runways raised safety concerns, the second time in a month a London airport had to suspend flights because of dangers from modern-day...

2019 Insurance Industry Meetings & Conventions Directory

Jan 7 2019 // 2019 CIWA Industry DaysJan 6-8 Hilton La Jolla Torrey PinesLa Jolla, CACIWAwww.ciwa.net2019 Big ‘I’ Winter MeetingJan 9-12 Hyatt Regency St. Louis at the ArchSt. Louis, MOIndependent Insurance Agents &...

Lion Air Ends Hunt for 2nd Black Box, but Indonesia Plans to Resume Search

Jan 3 2019 // Lion Air has ended its search for the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from its Boeing 737 MAX jet that crashed into the Java Sea in October, but Indonesian investigators said they plan to launch their own probe as soon as...

Deaths on Passenger Jet Aircraft Rise Across Globe in 2018

Jan 2 2019 // The fatality rate on passenger jet aircraft worldwide jumped in 2018 after airlines recorded zero accident deaths on passenger jets in the prior year, according to a Dutch consulting firm and an aviation safety group.Dutch...

New York Transformer Explosion Lights Sky, Causes Power Outages

Dec 31 2018 // A transformer explosion at an electrical plant set the skies above New York City ablaze in an eerie, pulsing blue light Thursday night, causing scattered power outages, delaying flights and sparking a social media storm of...

Victim’s Family Sues Boeing Over Lion Air Flight Crash

Dec 27 2018 // The family of a man who was killed when a Lion Air flight crashed in October has sued Boeing Co., alleging the 737 MAX 8 aircraft was “unreasonably dangerous” and demanding a jury trial in Chicago, where the...

Indonesia Volcano Alert Widened as Ash Clouds Affect Aviation After Deadly Tsunami

Dec 27 2018 // Indonesian authorities widened an area marked as a danger zone around the Mount Anak Krakatau as the volcano continued to send hot ash clouds into the sky after a weekend tsunami triggered by a landslide killed more than...

Ineffective Anti-Drone Systems Leave U.S. Airports Facing Risks Like London’s

Dec 27 2018 // U.S. airports may be just as vulnerable as London’s Gatwick airport to the kind of illegal drone incursions that shut down the U.K.’s second-busiest hub this week.Counter- drone technology performed so poorly...

London’s Gatwick Airport Reopens After Drones Cause 36 Hours of Travel Chaos

Dec 21 2018 // London’s Gatwick Airport reopened on Friday after a saboteur wrought 36 hours of travel chaos for over a hundred thousand Christmas travelers by using drones to play cat-and-mouse with police snipers and the...

London’s Gatwick Airport Suspends Flights on Multiple Drone Sightings

Dec 20 2018 // London’s Gatwick airport is closed to aircraft following multiple sightings of illegal drones, disrupting flights for as many as 115,000 people on one of the busiest travel days of the year.Lines of passengers...

Possible Drone Strike on Aeromexico Jetliner Under Investigation

Dec 14 2018 // Grupo Aeromexico SAB is investigating whether a drone slammed into a Boeing Co. 737 jetliner as the aircraft approached its destination in Tijuana, Mexico, on the U.S. border.Images on local media showed considerable...

Analysts See Autonomous Flying Vehicles Taking Off

Dec 14 2018 // Flying cars, long a staple of science fiction, may be landing in the real world sooner than you think.Sleek vehicles floating above their more chaotic, terrestrial siblings are common trope in stories of a more...

Starr Insurance Cos. Expands Aviation Insurance Operations to Brazil

Dec 12 2018 // Starr Insurance Cos. announced that Starr International Brasil Seguradora S.A. has been granted a local license to offer aviation insurance.“We are thrilled to be adding aviation capability in an important, growing...