Most Popular Aviation Headlines This Year

The most viewed headlines from our Aviation Topic Page over the last year.

#1 Boeing Dismantles DEI Team as Pressure Builds on New CEO

Nov 5 2024 // Boeing Co. has dismantled its global diversity, equity and inclusion department, making it the latest high-profile corporation to make changes to its DEI policy as its new top leader oversees a broader revamp of the...

#2 FBI: Alaska Airlines Passengers Told They Might Be Crime Victims

Mar 27 2024 // The FBI has told passengers on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max that lost a door-plug panel in midflight that they might be victims of a crime.“I’m contacting you because we have identified you as a possible...

#3 These Flight Routes Suffer the World’s Worst Turbulence

May 23 2024 // The deadly turbulence on a Singapore Airlines Ltd. flight on its way from London to Singapore has put a spotlight on the world’s most unstable air routes.A British man was killed and seven other people were...

#4 CrowdStrike Rejects Delta Air Lines Claims Over Flight Woes

Aug 5 2024 // CrowdStrike on Sunday rejected a claim by Delta Air Lines that it should be blamed for flight disruptions following a July 19 global outage sparked by a faulty update, and suggested it had minimal potential liability.Delta...

#5 Student Pilot’s Solo Cross-Country Flight Crashed In Connecticut Campground

Jun 7 2024 // PLYMOUTH, Conn. (AP) — A student pilot was attempting a solo cross-country flight before crashing into a Connecticut campground, according to a federal aviation report released Tuesday. The 1968, fixed-wing,...

#6 American Airlines Sued for Removing Black Passengers From Flight

Jun 3 2024 // American Airlines was accused in a lawsuit on May 29 of race discrimination for temporarily removing three Black men from a flight from Phoenix, Arizona, to New York City.In a complaint filed in federal court in Brooklyn,...

#7 Compensation for Injured Passengers on Singapore Airlines Could Vary Dramatically

May 22 2024 // Passengers injured by severe turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight on Tuesday are likely eligible for compensation, but the amount each receives could differ dramatically even for identical injuries due to an...

#8 Flight, Voice Data From Brazil Plane Crash Extracted in Probe

Aug 12 2024 // Flight and voice data boxes from a plane that crashed in Brazil have been extracted with “100% success,” a government aviation official said, as investigators probe the cause of an accident that killed everyone...

#9 Details of Aviation Lessor Settlements With Russia Over Trapped Planes

Jun 21 2024 // Aircraft leasing firms have struck settlements with Russia totalling around $2.7 billion for over a quarter of the roughly 400 aircraft stuck in the country since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.In return,...

#10 Swiss Re, Others, Drop Call for Moscow Aviation Dispute Hearing

Feb 7 2024 // Swiss Re is among a growing list of reinsurers to drop its demand that a near $10 billion battle with aircraft leasing companies, seeking payouts for more than 200 jets stuck in Russia, should be heard in Moscow, court...

#11 Aviation Lessors Secure Settlements With Russia Totaling $2.5B for Trapped Planes

Jan 31 2024 // Aircraft leasing firms have secured settlements with Russia totaling more than $2.5 billion for over a quarter of the roughly 400 aircraft stuck in the country since Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022.In return,...

#12 Judge Says Southwest Must Face Bias Claims Over Free Flights for Hispanic Students

Dec 9 2024 // U.S. judge on Friday said Southwest Airlines must face a lawsuit by a prominent affirmative action opponent claiming a now-defunct program that awarded free flights to Hispanic college students was racially...

#13 4 Killed When Small Airplane Crashes in Oklahoma City

Aug 8 2024 // Four people were killed when a small airplane crashed Tuesday afternoon in Oklahoma City, local authorities said.The plane crashed about 1:30 p.m. at Sundance Airport, a small airport on the outskirts of the city,...

#14 Allianz Is Lead Insurer for Singapore Airlines Incident: Sources

May 24 2024 // Allianz is the lead insurer for the Singapore Airlines aircraft which left one person dead and scores injured after it hit severe turbulence and had to be diverted to Bangkok this week, two sources said on Thursday.The...

#15 Boeing Sued by Alaska Air Passengers Over 737 Max 9 Door Blowout

Jan 16 2024 // Boeing Co. was sued by passengers on an Alaska Airlines Inc. flight that was forced to make an emergency landing in Portland, Oregon, last week after a mid-air blowout of a so-called door plug on the 737 Max 9 jet.The...

#16 Striking Charlotte Airport Workers Could Affect Travel Plans This Week

Nov 26 2024 // Service workers at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, one of the nation’s busiest, went on strike this week just as the heaviest travel period of the year kicks off.News outlets reported that employees with ABM...

#17 Dubai’s Record Rain Floods Expensive Homes and Halts Flights

Apr 18 2024 // Dubai flights have been severely disrupted and cars were left stranded on flooded roads after record rainfall over the past day brought the city to a standstill.The United Arab Emirates experienced its heaviest downpour...

#18 Travel Insurance ‘Will Likely’ Cover Injuries Sustained in Singapore Airlines Incident: ABI

May 23 2024 // Travel insurance policies “will likely” cover injuries sustained by aircraft turbulence, but policies may vary, the Association Of British Insurers said following the Singapore Airlines SIAL.SI incident on...

#19 FAA Probes Holiday Drone Show Accident that Injured Florida Boy

Dec 26 2024 // ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that it has launched an investigation into why several drones collided and fell from the sky during a holiday show over the weekend in downtown...

#20 Flight Attendants Accuse Jacksonville Jags Kicker of Sexual Assault on Plane

May 31 2024 // Two unnamed flight attendants have filed suit against the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL team and former placekicker Brandon McManus, accusing him of sexual assault during an 8-hour flight to London last fall.The women, referred...