All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 7 2016 // U.S. aviation regulators approved commercial drone applications so quickly in recent years that they missed safety violations and took few enforcement actions, a government watchdog report concluded.The Federal Aviation...
Nov 30 2016 // Air-safety experts probing the jetliner crash that killed 71 people, including most of Brazil’s Chapecoense soccer squad, will look at whether the plane ran out of fuel while on a flight close to the limits of its...
Nov 29 2016 // Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Ltd. announced it has agreed to acquire general aviation insurance and reinsurance leader Aviabel, in a move that is designed to increase the company’s scale and relevance in the...
Nov 29 2016 // An aircraft carrying 81 people, including players from the Brazilian soccer team Chapecoense, crashed on route to Colombia’s second-largest airport Monday, killing at least 75, according to local reports.The BAE...
Nov 23 2016 // Poor communication among police, private security and other personnel contributed to a mass panic that erupted at a New York City airport when loud cheers for Usain Bolt somehow led to a false report of gunshots, according...
Nov 22 2016 // A U.S. safety agency is investigating an accident involving a massive experimental drone Facebook Inc. is developing to bring the internet to remote areas of the world.No one was hurt in the incident, which came during the...
Nov 16 2016 // A lawsuit has been filed by 18 passengers who were aboard an American Airlines aircraft that caught fire last month on the tarmac of Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport after an engine failed. The lawsuit...
Nov 3 2016 // A report into missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 by the Australian safety investigator leading the search supports its view that the aircraft descended rapidly after running out of fuel with no human intervention, the...
Oct 31 2016 // Flying commuters like George Jetson could be whizzing to work through the sky less than 10 years from now, according to ride-services provider Uber, which believes the future of transportation is literally looking up.Uber...
Oct 21 2016 // Typhoon Haima made landfall in China after it brushed past Hong Kong, forcing the city’s stock exchange to cancel trading for the day and airlines to suspend flights.The Hong Kong Observatory said it will consider...
Oct 19 2016 // The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded the pilot in control of a corporate jet as it approached an Ohio airport improperly set the aircraft’s flaps and failed to maintain a proper speed, causing the...
Oct 13 2016 // United States Aviation Underwriter Inc. (USAU), the manager of the United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG), announced that David McKay, chairman and chief executive officer, plans to retire after nearly 40 years...
Oct 12 2016 // American Airlines has increased safety precautions after low levels of the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease were found in water at four maintenance hangers in Texas.KXAS-TV reported that the bacteria was...
Oct 7 2016 // Travelers along the East Coast are preparing for delays and cancellations as Hurricane Matthew heads toward the U.S.Airlines are preparing to suspend flights from Florida up through Georgia, South Carolina and North...
Oct 7 2016 // Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Management, Inc. (MSMM) and MS Amlin plc, its sister company, have formed a new partnership with Air Centurion to write the U.S.-based aviation and aerospace accounts for Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance...
Sep 29 2016 // Corporate pilots routinely take off without performing required safety checks, a study of thousands of flights by a trade group has found.Prompted by the 2014 crash of a corporate jet that killed billionaire Lewis Katz,...
Sep 27 2016 // XL Catlin’s insurance operations announced the appointment of Jamie Chambers as country manager for Hong Kong.In his new role, Chambers will be responsible for driving XL Catlin’s insurance business and market...
Sep 21 2016 // The Atlanta City Council has approved a plan to allow Uber and other ridesharing services at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.WXIA-TV reports the city council approved the plan 14-1 at its Monday meeting....
Sep 19 2016 // Beazley announced that Christophe Paulin will join at the end of this month as an aviation underwriter, managing its aviation business in France and developing its aerospace/products portfolio worldwide. He will be based...
Sep 19 2016 // In the seven years since an airline captain saved 155 lives by ditching his crippled airliner in the Hudson River, there’s been enough time to write a book and make a movie, but apparently not enough to carry out...