All the headlines from our Aviation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 23 2012 // Swantner & Gordon Insurance Agency has added Thomas Peel in the marketing department of the firm’s Houston office.As a marketing representative, Peel will be responsible for analyzing and placing risk with...
Jan 20 2012 // A deadly ice storm swept across the Pacific Northwest on Thursday, adding to the misery of residents struggling with power outages and treacherous roads since an earlier record snowfall.Washington’s governor declared...
Jan 18 2012 // The ACE Group announced new leadership appointments in its Aerospace insurance operations. Stephen Dinsdale has been appointed chairman, ACE USA Aerospace and Jerry Ruth has been appointed to senior vice president, ACE USA...
Jan 17 2012 // Flightsurance can now be purchased in the UK and Ireland, offering airline passengers €1 million in worldwide accident coverage.This coverage is now available to business and leisure travelers in 27 EU states and valid...
Jan 9 2012 // Despite suffering severe injuries in the worst air race accident in the U.S. in more than a half a century, some victims of the crash at the Reno Air Races in Nevada late last year have told their lawyer they would like to...
Jan 9 2012 // Wholesale insurance intermediary, Swett & Crawford, announced it has acquired The ABC Program, an underwriting facility based in St. Louis, Mo., from AHM Financial Group LLC. The ABC (Aviation Based Coverage) Program...
Jan 9 2012 // A formal announcement will be made in January concerning the future of the National Championship Air Races after a Sept. 16, 2011, crash killed 11 people and injured more than 70, organizers said.The future of the races...
Jan 5 2012 // President Barack Obama has signed legislation to toughen oil and gas pipeline regulations and another to ease airport security procedures for members of the military on official travel.The president signed the legislation...
Dec 26 2011 // With so many people flying over the holidays, there’s a good chance some of these travelers will end up at their final destination without their luggage. Nearly four of every 1,000 passengers filed a complaint about...
Dec 22 2011 // A year ago, Building 169 at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia was the epicenter of the base’s troubles with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.An inspection of the building by OSHA investigators found...
Dec 19 2011 // A Coos Bay, Ore. company and its owner accused of defrauding the U.S. government by supplying defective and counterfeit aircraft parts have been indicted on fraud and money laundering charges.A grand jury named Kustom...
Dec 19 2011 // A formal announcement will be made in January concerning the future of the National Championship Air Races after a Sept. 16 crash killed 11 people and injured more than 70, organizers said Friday.The future of the races...
Dec 5 2011 // A federal hearing will examine the safety of air races and air shows after a horrific crash killed 11 people and injured more than 70 at an event in Reno.The hearing announced last Friday by the National Transportation...
Dec 2 2011 // The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the Wednesday night crash of a small plane at Boeing Field in Seattle, Wash.The wreckage of the twin-engine Piper PA44 remained upside down Thursday morning, but...
Dec 2 2011 // Some of the worst winds in years blasted through California this week, with the brunt off the gusts felt overnight on Wednedsday, sweeping through canyons, gusting up to 97 mph, and toppling trees and trucks while knocking...
Dec 1 2011 // Michael Sweeney plans to retire as CEO of United States Aviation Underwriters (USAU) at the end of the year, parent company General Re Corp. in Stamford, Conn. said.Sweeney will continue as chairman until April 30, 2012....
Dec 1 2011 // A prominent Russian lawyer said Wednesday he will challenge the powers of a regional aviation watchdog following a crash that killed an entire Russian professional ice hockey team and other recent air disasters that have...
Nov 30 2011 // Nonmilitary government agencies operate more aircraft than the world’s largest airline but are subject to little federal safety oversight — a situation accident investigators say has contributed to air crashes and...
Nov 18 2011 // A group of Ohio-based private business jet operators is suing the Internal Revenue Service for $643 million, saying the government wrongly applied a ticket tax meant for commercial passengers only.The lawsuit in U.S....
Nov 10 2011 // Another lawsuit has been filed in the Sept. 16 Reno Air Race crash that killed 11 people, including the pilot, and insured nearly 70 other spectators, the Reno Gazette Journal is reporting .The second suit was filed on...