All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 14 2016 // Federal safety workplace officials have cited a major cargo-handling company for exposing forklift operators at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport to struck-by and electrical hazards, and proposed penalties...
Sep 8 2016 // Three Australian airlines have banned passengers from using or charging Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 7 smartphones during flights due to concerns over the phone’s fire-prone batteries.Qantas, its budget...
Sep 6 2016 // Israel’s Space Communication Ltd. said on Sunday it could seek $50 million or a free flight from Elon Musk’s SpaceX after a Spacecom communications satellite was destroyed last week by an explosion at...
Sep 2 2016 // Work on—or anywhere near—a U.S. commercial aircraft, and chances are good you’ll encounter a random drug or alcohol test.These screenings are the foundation of a risk program aimed at keeping substance abuse from...
Aug 29 2016 // Thousands of would-be drone pilots are racing to get licensed under new U.S. regulations that have opened an aerial stampede.More than 3,300 have signed up to take the test on Monday, the first day it’s available,...
Aug 29 2016 // United States Aircraft Insurance Group (USAIG) has introduced a safety program called Performance Vector Unmanned,created specifically for policyholders who insure unmanned aircraft systems. The new program aims to keep...
Aug 25 2016 // The world’s longest aircraft, the Airlander 10 airship, has crash-landed after a test flight in Bedfordshire, central England, its British manufacturer Hybrid Air Vehicles said on Wednesday.The airship, which is...
Aug 24 2016 // A 20-foot-long drone that was brought to North Dakota to test precision agriculture methods is now part of a trial run to see if can help crews restore power to areas hit by natural disasters.The Israeli-manufactured Elbit...
Aug 22 2016 // The American Association of Insurance Services (AAIS), a non-for-profit national insurance advisory organization, announced new filings of Unmanned Aircraft Liability Coverage forms and rules in their Agricultural General...
Aug 22 2016 // Tokyo was pummeled by rain and winds as Mindulle became the first typhoon to make landfall near the metropolitan region in 11 years on Monday, bringing the risk of floods and landslides.The typhoon’s center was...
Aug 12 2016 // The cancellation of more than 2,000 Dallas-based Southwest Airlines flights due to a computer outage last month will cost the carrier an estimated $54 million.The Dallas Morning News reported the lost revenue and increased...
Aug 12 2016 // Fatalities in crashes of small private planes have fallen to the lowest levels in decades as industry and government work to address an area of aviation that has lagged behind jetliners in dramatic safety...
Aug 10 2016 // The failure of Delta Air Lines Inc.’s worldwide computer network this week spotlights the vulnerability of the information systems sustaining the biggest U.S. carriers, each of which has contended with major...
Aug 9 2016 // An Emirates jetliner was attempting to abort its landing at Dubai’s airport shortly before the plane hit the runway and burst into flames Wednesday, causing the worst aircraft loss in the airline’s 30-year...
Aug 9 2016 // Malaysia acknowledged for the first time that one of the pilots of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 had plotted a course on his home flight simulator to the southern Indian Ocean, where the missing jet is believed to have...
Aug 8 2016 // If your flight has an emergency and you’re told to evacuate, be certain that at least two things will happen. You’ll experience the adrenaline rush of a lifetime, for one. But you’ll also hear the urgent...
Aug 8 2016 // Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) drone definition: “An unmanned aircraft system (UAS), sometimes called a drone, is an aircraft without a human pilot onboard. Instead, the UAS is controlled from an operator...
Aug 8 2016 // Warning about potential high-fatality accidents, safety investigators recommended two years ago that the Federal Aviation Administration impose greater oversight on commercial hot air balloon operators, government...
Aug 3 2016 // Lockton has named Peter Schmitz senior vice president and Aviation Practice leader as part of a significant long-term investment in its aviation risk management operations. Lockton, a global, privately held, independent...
Jul 31 2016 // Warning about potential high-fatality accidents, safety investigators recommended two years ago that the Federal Aviation Administration impose greater oversight on commercial hot air balloon operators, government...