All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 18 2015 // When an explosion devastated parts of China’s Tianjin port in August, one insurance company turned to Chinese-made drones to help analyze the rubble and estimate the damages.Comparing satellite photographs of the...
Dec 15 2015 // Hoverboards may be on many people’s Christmas lists but they present a conundrum for airlines, which are mulling the best way to transport the popular devices that could present a fire risk.The three largest U.S....
Dec 15 2015 // The next wave of hobby drones will be wrapped in boxes underneath Christmas trees before they fill the skies. If industry sales projections come true, the holiday season will put tens of thousands of relative novices at...
Dec 14 2015 // The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has unveiled its registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS), or small drones used for hobby or recreation.The registration requirement applies to UAS weighing...
Dec 9 2015 // Travelers to and from Las Vegas can now take an Uber to and from McCarran International Airport as the company has reached an agreement with the airport.The Las Vegas Sun reported that the airport’s Uber ban was...
Dec 7 2015 // Underwriters at Lloyd’s wrote the earliest aviation insurance policy in 1912, but they considered the aircraft unsafe, and therefore only covered persons and property. — International Risk Management Institute The...
Dec 7 2015 // Toy drones can be dangerous and costly to the aerospace industry and consumers, according to a new report from a Texas aerospace and defense firm.The study by Aero Kinetics, a Texas-based aerospace and defense company,...
Dec 3 2015 // As the flood-ravaged Indian city of Chennai prayed for respite from torrential rains, a trade body said losses to businesses from the record downpour could reach more than 150 billion rupees ($2.2 billion).*Water...
Nov 25 2015 // Troy drones can be dangerous and costly to the aerospace industry and consumers, according to a new report from a Texas aerospace and defense firm.The study by Aero Kinetics, a Texas-based aerospace and defense company,...
Nov 22 2015 // Owners of all but the smallest toy drones will have to register them with the U.S. government before the end of the year if the Obama administration adopts proposals issued by a task force it appointed.Registration —...
Nov 16 2015 // Endurance Specialty Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda-based specialty provider of property and casualty insurance and reinsurance, has entered into an exclusive joint underwriting agreement with W. Brown Associates to provide...
Nov 12 2015 // Brinck Insurance Group in Springfield, Mo., has hired Roni Burns as the company’s newest agent. Burns, who is a private pilot, will specialize in aviation insurance as well as property and casualty insurance.Prior to...
Nov 12 2015 // Taxi drivers are striking at San Jose International Airport in California because they are upset that ridesharing companies are moving in on business.San Jose Airport Taxi Driver Association president Shakur Buni says...
Nov 11 2015 // A federal task force is expected to recommend a Web-based registry for drone owners that would impose no registration fees, two people familiar with the matter said.The 25-member task force reached no final decisions after...
Nov 6 2015 // The possibility that Islamic terrorists smuggled a bomb onto a Russian jet flying home from Egypt highlights a new area of worry for aviation security: the insider threat.Instead of focusing on a small cadre of al-Qaeda...
Nov 2 2015 // Investigators probing the crash of an Airbus Group SE jetliner in Egypt will focus on how a plane built to withstand extreme turbulence and equipped with devices meant to prevent flight maneuvers that might break it apart...
Oct 30 2015 // XL Catlin announced that it has strengthened its Aviation insurance capabilities in Brazil with the appointment of senior underwriter, Daniela Murias, based in Sao Paulo.She has over 15 years’ experience in the...
Oct 28 2015 // Lyft is the first ridesharing company to offer trips to travelers at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas.Lyft said it began offering airport rides Monday morning. The company’s smartphone app connects...
Oct 22 2015 // Some drone industry representatives are reacting cautiously to plans by the Obama administration to combat a growing safety threat by requiring buyers to register their drones with the government.The U.S. Transportation...
Oct 21 2015 // The family of a 4-year-old girl who died when the homebuilt airplane she was riding in crashed in Toledo is suing the plane’s manufacturer.The Oregonian reported the suit against Van’s Aircraft of Aurora seeks...