All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 5 2017 // Law enforcement authorities must play a strong role to ensure there are suitable deterrents in place for those flying recreational drones to prevent danger to passenger aircraft, the International Air Transport Association...
Dec 4 2017 // Conditions are ripe for winter wildfires from the mid-South through the Great Plains thanks to a combination of weather factors, including the climate phenomenon known as La Nina, that have left a lot of dry growth.In...
Dec 4 2017 // U.S. officials are investigating two more incidents at San Francisco International Airport where planes could have wound up on the same runway, the National Transportation Safety Board said.The incidents include an event...
Dec 1 2017 // Forestry officials diverted a surveillance plane from its assigned path because a drone hovered above a northern Arkansas wildfire, prompting them to caution people that airborne efforts to take unique photographs endanger...
Dec 1 2017 // An Albuquerque, N.M. cinema drone company says the Federal Aviation Administration has issued it a waiver that will allow it to fly drones over cast and crews on film locations.Flytcam Motion Pictures Managing Partner Luke...
Nov 29 2017 // The millions of small civilian drones plying the nation’s skies can cause significant damage to airliners and business jets in a midair collision, new research commissioned by the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration...
Nov 27 2017 // U.S. officials are investigating two more incidents at San Francisco International Airport where planes could have wound up on the same runway, the National Transportation Safety Board said .The incidents include an event...
Nov 27 2017 // Indonesia closed the airport on the tourist island of Bali on Monday and ordered 100,000 residents living near a grumbling volcano spewing columns of ash to evacuate immediately, warning that the first major eruption in 54...
Nov 22 2017 // The rate of fatal crashes on privately owned aircraft in the U.S. dropped to the lowest level in 50 years in 2016.The fatal-accident rate was less than 1 per 100,000 flight hours, the first time it has reached that level...
Nov 22 2017 // Starr Cos. announced an agreement with SMARTT MGA to act as agents for Starr International (Europe) Ltd. to provide automated quotes and policy documentation for light general aviation business.“We have built a close...
Nov 22 2017 // Airbus SE is looking to develop autonomous aircraft and technologies that will allow a single pilot to operate commercial jetliners, helping cut costs for carriers, Chief Technology Officer Paul Eremenko said.“The...
Nov 20 2017 // The Central Insurance Companies announced the election of Evan Purmort to its board of directors as well as his appointment to the executive committee of the Central Companies. Purmort resides in Boston, Mass.As regional...
Nov 13 2017 // The government’s registration system for owners of civilian drones would be restored in a defense policy bill agreed to by House and Senate negotiators.The measure boosting aviation regulators’ ability to...
Oct 30 2017 // Etherisc, a Zug-Switzerland-based insurance platform startup, has begun offering blockchain-based flight delay insurance, called Flight Delay, which automates the process of getting an insurance payout in case a flight is...
Oct 26 2017 // Another Air Canada safety issue at San Francisco Airport is under investigation.The Federal Aviation Administration said this week it is investigating the second serious safety issue in three months involving an Air Canada...
Oct 26 2017 // President Donald Trump launched a program on Wednesday to expand testing of drones to include flights over people, nighttime operations and flights out of sight of the operator, the White House said.The pilot program aims...
Oct 23 2017 // The U.S government issued a rare public warning that sophisticated hackers are targeting energy and industrial firms, the latest sign that cyber attacks present an increasing threat to the power industry and other public...
Oct 23 2017 // Optisure Risk Partners, a Manchester, N.H.-based insurance broker, has promoted Christopher Arnold to vice president of its Sutton James Aviation division.In this role, Arnold will continue to work with Sutton James...
Oct 18 2017 // The National Transportation Safety Board has called on the Federal Aviation Administration to remove its medical certification exemption for commercial balloon operators, saying it contributed to a July 30, 2016, balloon...
Oct 16 2017 // Wayne Wignes, a specialist in aviation and aerospace insurance, has joined Alliant Insurance Services as a senior vice president. He is based in Chicago.At Alliant he will provide targeted risk management and insurance...