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Spanish Airline Air Europa Hit by Data Breach of Credit Card System

Oct 11 2023 // Spanish airline Air Europa has suffered a cyberattack on its online payment system that let some of its customers’ credit card details exposed, the company said on Tuesday.The airline emailed customers whose credit...

SMBC Aviation Receives Cash Insurance Settlement Over Jets Stranded in Russia

Oct 3 2023 // Ireland-based aircraft lessor SMBC Aviation Capital on Monday said it had received a cash insurance settlement of $710 million for its jets previously leased to Russia’s state-owned airline Aeroflot.The lessor under...

Extreme Weather Forcing JFK, Other Airports to Redesign Runways, Systems

Sep 22 2023 // (Bloomberg) — Airports around the world are relocating sensitive electrical equipment to rooftops to protect it from flooding, reinforcing runways to handle extreme temperature swings and revving up air conditioning...

United Airlines Is Latest to Discover Bogus Parts in Plane Engines

Sep 20 2023 // United Airlines Holdings Inc. discovered dubious parts in two aircraft engines, adding to the list of carriers worldwide that have found bogus components from supplier AOG Technics Ltd.The parts were discovered in a single...

Turbulence as P&W Engine Flaw Forces Airlines to Lease More Craft and Crews

Sep 20 2023 // (Bloomberg) — Airlines are scrambling to find replacements for hundreds of single-aisle jetliners that will be sidelined by a recently discovered engine issue, providing a boon to companies that lease out aircraft...

Removing Barriers to CAT Risk Modeling Will Slow Insurer Flight From High-Risk Areas

Sep 18 2023 // Technology has been embraced in a variety of ways within the homeowners’ insurance market. Many aspects of the claims process have been automated, insurers are utilizing more climate data than ever before to predict...

Airlines Face Growing Number of Lawsuits Over Their Climate Claims

Sep 14 2023 // When Dutch airline KLM launched adverts urging customers to “fly responsibly” and think about the environmental impact before booking a flight, it said it was showing its commitment to a sustainable future.But...

Forklift Operator Dies in Accident at Boston`s Logan Airport

Aug 31 2023 // A forklift operator has died in an accident at Boston`s Logan International Airport, authorities said Wednesday. The 51-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was an employee of a JetBlue contractor. He was trying...

Lufthansa Weighs Sale of Aviation Insurance Broker, Insurer: Sources

Aug 30 2023 // Deutsche Lufthansa AG, the German airline, is looking to sell its insurance brokerage unit Albatros and insurance business Delvag, according to people familiar with the matter.The country’s largest carrier is working...

People Moves: Sompo Int’l Taps Zurich’s Weiss as Head of Property & Energy, Continental Europe; Inigo Hires Aviation Specialist Harker From Marsh

Aug 28 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Sompo International and Inigo Limited.A summary of these new hires follows here. Sompo Int’l Taps Zurich’s Weiss as Head of Property &...

United Airlines in $30 Million Settlement With Quadriplegic Man’s Family

Aug 24 2023 // United Airlines has agreed to a $30 million settlement after a deplaning incident left a quadriplegic man in a vegetative state, court papers show.The settlement with the family of Nathaniel Foster Jr, known as N.J., was...

FAA Holding Runway Safety Meetings After Close Call Incidents

Aug 22 2023 // The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Tuesday it will hold runway safety meetings at 90 airports over the next few weeks after a series of troubling close-call aviation incidents.Earlier this month, the FAA and...

Typhoon Lan Grounds Flights, Halts Trains as It Crosses Japan

Aug 15 2023 // Typhoon Lan reached the coast of central Japan early Tuesday, grounding flights and halting trains as residents braced for heavy rain, flooding and landslides.Known locally as Typhoon No. 7, the storm has been traversing...

Japan Faces Another Typhoon With Trains, Hundreds of Flights Canceled

Aug 14 2023 // Japan is preparing for its second typhoon in a week, with airline companies canceling flights and rail operators halting some operations.Typhoon Lan is forecast to make landfall Tuesday in central Japan near Osaka, the...

State Takeover of Nashville Airport Board Remains as Lawsuit Proceeds

Aug 3 2023 // A three-judge panel won`t stop Tennessee officials from taking over Nashville`s airport operations while a lawsuit challenging the recently enacted statute allowing the change moves forward.In a decision handed down...

Wisconsin Aircraft Crashes Kill 4

Aug 2 2023 // MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Devyn Reiley, the daughter of two-time Super Bowl winner Bruce Collie, was one of four people who died in two separate crashes at a Wisconsin aircraft convention over the weekend, event...

Aircraft Lessors Aim for June 2024 Trial Over Contested Russia Insurance Claims

Aug 1 2023 // Some of the world’s largest aircraft lessors and insurers are aiming to be ready to go to trial in June 2024 over contested insurance claims for aircraft stuck in Russia, a lawyer for one of the lessors said on...

Three Killed When Small Plane Hits Hangar at California Airport

Jul 31 2023 // A pilot and two passengers were killed Sunday when a single-engine plane crashed into a hangar and burst into flames at a Southern California airport, authorities said.The Beechcraft P35 with three people on board crashed...

Airlines Face Doubling in War Insurance Premiums After Sudan Losses: Sources

Jul 26 2023 // Airlines could end up paying twice as much for insurance they need to protect themselves against losses triggered by war after a bruising year wiped out aviation war insurers’ revenue for 2023, industry sources...

Howden Switzerland Acquires Specialist Aviation Broker Hudson Sky

Jul 24 2023 // Howden, the London based insurance group, announced it has acquired Hudson Sky International, a specialist aviation broker in Switzerland.This acquisition is part of Howden’s wider strategy to become a leader in its...