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Update: Typhoon Talim Makes Landfall in Southern China; Flights and Trains Canceled

Jul 17 2023 // Typhoon Talim became the first typhoon to make landfall in China this year on Monday evening, prompting authorities to issue flood warnings, cancel flights and trains, and order people to stay at home.Talim, the fourth...

Tornado Touches Down Near Chicago`s O`Hare Airport

Jul 14 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – A tornado touched down Wednesday evening near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, prompting passengers to take shelter and disrupting hundreds of flights. There were no immediate reports of...

Boeing 737 MAX Engine Fire at Newark Airport Under Investigation

Jul 11 2023 // The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Friday it is investigating an engine fire last week on a Boeing BA.N 737-900 MAX plane operated by United Airlines UAL.O at Newark Liberty International Airport in New...

Aviation Lessors Fight to Stop Insurance Dispute Hearings in Russia

Jul 10 2023 // More than 40 aviation leasing firms, locked in a battle with insurers over who should bear up to $10 billion in costs for 400 jets stuck in Russia, are urging the High Court to allow a reinsurance dispute to be heard in...

United Airlines CEO Blames FAA as Storms Trigger Flight Cancellations

Jun 28 2023 // United Airlines Chief Executive Scott Kirby has blamed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after severe storms led to thousands of canceled flights in recent days.“I’m … frustrated that the FAA...

Piedmont Airlines Fined $15,000 After Alabama Worker Sucked into Engine in 2022

Jun 23 2023 // Piedmont Airlines failed to follow safety procedures before a worker was sucked into a jet engine and killed in December, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a $15,000 citation against the...

Behind Aviation Recovery, Suppliers Struggle to Keep Up

Jun 19 2023 // For dealmakers, this week’s Paris Air Show will showcase the boom in demand for commercial planes and military technology.What won’t be on display is the problem that has consumed time and attention of...

Boeing Accused in Lawsuit of Stealing Trade Secrets for NASA Rocket

Jun 8 2023 // Boeing was sued on Wednesday by a Colorado company that accused the aerospace giant of stealing trade secrets for NASA’s Space Launch System rocket, and then building components with “critical” safety...

Airlines Urge Co-Operation to Help Curb Emissions

Jun 6 2023 // Airlines on Tuesday called for co-operation on a broad front to reach “very tough” emission targets and pledged at the end of a three-day summit to release interim climate targets next year.The International...

2 Killed in Small Plane Crash at Airport in Mississippi

Jun 5 2023 // A small twin-engine aircraft crashed Saturday near hangars at Tupelo Regional Airport in northeastern Mississippi, killing two people, authorities said.The plane banked sharply after takeoff, witnesses told WCBI-TV, and...

Chubb Launches Aviation Hub in Singapore, Led by Former QBE Underwriter

Jun 5 2023 // Chubb announced it has set up an aviation hub in Singapore to develop further its general aviation and aerospace business.The Singapore aviation hub is part of a strategic regional focus for the aviation team from Chubb...

Boeing 737 MAX Relatives May Pursue Pre-Impact Victim Compensation Claims

May 31 2023 // A U.S. judge ruled late on Tuesday that relatives of those killed in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines crash may seek compensation for pain and suffering of passengers before the plane hit the ground.Boeing in 2021...

Two Killed in Small Plane Crash at South Florida Airport, the Second This Year

May 30 2023 // A flight instructor and a student pilot died Friday when a small plane crashed at a south Florida airport, Palm Beach County authorities said.The crash at the Palm Beach County Park Airport in Lantana happened shortly...

People Moves: Jeter to Lead NFP Aviation Specialty Practice

May 26 2023 // NFP Hires Jeter to Lead Aviation Specialty Practice Insurance broker NFP has hired Josh Jeter as a senior vice president and aviation specialty practice leader in the company’s aviation industry group. Jeter comes to...

People Moves: Hamilton Appoints Brown as Chair of Board of Directors; Canopius Taps Hartley From AXIS to Lead New Aviation Reinsurance Business

May 17 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Hamilton and Canopius Group.A summary of these new hires follows here. Hamilton Appoints Brown as Chair of Board of DirectorsHamilton Insurance Group Ltd....

French Court Clears Air France, Airbus Over Rio-Paris Plane Crash

Apr 17 2023 // A French court on Monday cleared European planemaker Airbus and Air France of “involuntary manslaughter,” upsetting families of some of the 228 people killed when an airliner vanished into an Atlantic storm...

Torrential Rain Floods Parts of South Florida, Closing Schools, Airport, Rail Service

Apr 14 2023 // Nearly a foot of rain fell in a matter of hours in Fort Lauderdale – causing widespread flooding, the closure of the city’s airport, schools and the suspension of high-speed commuter rail service for the...

Russia’s Largest Cargo Airline Ordered to Pay Aircraft Lessor BOC Aviation $406.2M

Apr 12 2023 // /A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered Russia’s largest cargo airline to pay aircraft lessor BOC Aviation Ltd. $406.2 million after being declared in default on leases for three Boeing 747-8 freighters following...

U.S. Airports’ Outdated Tech Leaves Planes Vulnerable to Runway Near-Misses

Apr 6 2023 // A crucial safety system that’s relied on to avoid potentially fatal collisions at major US airports is aging and plagued by outages that have left travelers unprotected for months at a time. At some airports, it...

2 Killed in Construction Trench Accident at New York’s JFK Airport

Apr 5 2023 // Two workers were killed in a construction accident at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday, officials said.The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs the airport, said the two...