All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Oct 21 2015 // The Obama administration said on Monday that it would require drone owners to register their unmanned aircraft as part of an effort to curtail rogue drone flights that pose a danger to commercial aircraft and crowded...
Oct 19 2015 // The Obama administration is taking the first steps to require that buyers of drones register the unmanned aircraft with the government to combat a growing safety threat, according to a person familiar with the proposal.The...
Oct 14 2015 // As the spotlight falls on Dutch crash investigators and their high profile probe into the downing of a Malaysian airliner, air accident detectives worldwide are waging a much more discreet daily battle to keep flying...
Oct 7 2015 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is proposing the largest fine to date against a drone operator as the agency cracks down on the booming use of unmanned aircraft in congested skies over populated areas.The agency...
Sep 29 2015 // Airbus Group SE’s Defence and Space will team with digital services provider Atos SE to develop products designed to counteract cyber attacks on companies and their supply chains.The partnership will address...
Sep 28 2015 // Zurich Canada has released a new white paper on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones at the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) Canada Conference in Québec City.Entitled,...
Sep 28 2015 // Typhoon Dujuan lashed Taiwan with rain and wind as it neared the island on Monday, forcing schools to shut and disrupting land and air traffic.Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. canceled or delayed about 30 flights Monday and...
Sep 23 2015 // Drivers with Uber and Lyft are already racking up citations after a week of doing business in Las Vegas.McCarran International Airport spokesman Chris Jones confirmed authorities cited 87 drivers as of last week for not...
Sep 23 2015 // Chinese President Xi Jinping opened his U.S. visit by seeking to ease concerns on almost every dispute between the two powers, even expressing readiness to cut a deal on one of the thorniest issues, cybersecurity.In a...
Sep 18 2015 // If you’re planning a drone fly-by at any of Sweden’s reactors, think again.The Nordic region’s biggest producer of atomic energy will from Oct. 15 add nuclear plants to a list of sites including airports...