All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
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...
Sep 18 2015 // Specialist insurer Beazley, headquartered in London, announced the appointment of Dirk Froese as head of aviation from May 2016 to coincide with the planned retirement of the current leader, David Oates.Froese joined...
Sep 16 2015 // XL Catlin’s Specialty Insurance division has appointed leaders for its regional insurance products in its newly-created Americas region.The company named product leaders for accident and health, aviation, crisis...
Sep 14 2015 // University of Kentucky campus police have charged law student Peyton Wilson with second degree wanton endangerment for operating a drone that crashed into a section of Commonwealth Stadium before the Wildcats’...
Sep 8 2015 // A drone crash during a U.S. Open match has tennis officials thinking about whether they can do more to safeguard the sprawling National Tennis Center from such hazards, a spokesman said.“Obviously, it’s...
Sep 2 2015 // The Tulsa Airports Improvement Trust and the Bank of Oklahoma’s parent company say they have reached a settlement over the failed Great Plains Airlines.The Tulsa Industrial Authority and the bank sued the airports...
Aug 27 2015 // Travelers flying to Las Vegas may soon be able to hail a ride from Uber or Lyft.Officials have been developing plans allowing the ride-hailing companies to pick up and drop off passengers using McCarran International...
Aug 26 2015 // Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. will be able to pick up and drop off passengers at Los Angeles International Airport within weeks, after the City Council made it the largest U.S. city to permit the companies at its...
Aug 25 2015 // Typhoon Goni made landfall on Japan’s southernmost main island of Kyushu, causing injuries and prompting evacuation orders. Cancellations of airline and train service affected thousands of people.Goni, which had been...
Aug 21 2015 // Rightscorp Inc., the company that identifies infringers to copyright holders, said in a company filing that it now has contracts covering about 208,000 copyrights.That’s more than twice the 100,000 copyrights the...
Aug 19 2015 // A Hawaii couple is suing United Airlines, claiming a fallen serving cart caused $75,000 in damages.Peter and Misty Tampon filed a federal lawsuit last week against the airline, according to KHON-TV. The pair claims that...