A TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A321-200 returned from Rio de Janeiro Galeao after its windscreen was cracked by hail following takeoff. The aircraft landed safely and there were no injuries, although the ...
The destruction of aircraft at Tripoli airport and the downing of the MH17 aircraft has contributed to a 16% fall in profits for Lloyd's of London insurer Beazley Plc as its claims-to-premiums ratio r...
A series of airline catastrophes, including the disappearance and downing of the two Malaysia Airlines aircraft, means insurers are set to endure the costliest year for aviation claims since 2001. Whi...
In its October report, Plane Talking, JLT remarks that insurance rates are up, albeit the variation seen between the hull and liability rate changes of each individual renewal is large. “In general a ...
It has been reported that a Great Wall Airlines Boeing 747-400 on behalf of China Cargo Airlines, flying from Taiwan to Shanghai Pudong in Mainland China, was on approach to Shanghai's Pudong Airport ...
Reuters has reported a German aircraft accidentally hit an airport control tower while taxiing before take off in the Algerian city of Tamanrasset. No injuries were reported. The aircraft, carrying 16...
Private insurance companies in Malaysia and the Netherlands have stated the intention to waive exclusions if the MH17 disaster is declared an act of war.One day after the aircraft was shot down over e...
Airline insurers are reviewing cover for aircraft involved in hostile acts as the industry faces its most expensive year since the 9/11 attacks in 2001, with annual losses set to pass $2bn. Senior ins...
Afriqiyah Airways and Libyan Airlines have incurred up to $200million in damages since armed conflict occurred at Tripoli Airport earlier this month. In total, thirteen aircraft were either damaged or...
A Turkish Airlines B737-900ER has been damaged by a fire at Kano Aminu International Airport in Nigeria during a refuelling operation. Turkish Airlines stated that the aircraft’s fuel tanker caught fi...
Insurers are expected to increase war risk premiums for airlines, following recent losses due to conflicts in Israel and Libya, and the MH17 disaster. The insurance settlement of the MH17 in particula...
Industry loss-adjuster Airclaims will operate as McLarens Aviation. The re-naming is a result of Airclaims' 2011 merger with the McLarens group. ...
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