by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 10, 2025 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Authorities have suggested a bird strike contributed to the accident, but as part of their probe into the incident aboard Boeing 737-800, police have raided the airlines’ Seoul office to seize documents related to the operation and maintenance of the plane Before it...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 2, 2025 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management, Technology
The spike in fatalities marks a reversal from 2023, which became the safest year ever in aviation with no deaths among large passenger jetliners — typically planes made by Airbus SE and Boeing. Commercial aviation has suffered its deadliest year since 2018 after the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 30, 2024 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
The aviation insurance industry could be looking at a claim for about $15-$20 million under the airline hull insurance policy, and total passenger liability claims of $120-$180 million due to the crash, according to Marcos Alvarez, managing director of global...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 30, 2024 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Investigators are examining bird strikes, whether any of the aircraft’s control systems were disabled, and the apparent rush by the pilots to attempt a landing soon after declaring an emergency as possible factors in the crash, fire and transportation officials have...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 29, 2024 | International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
The ministry also confirmed the casualties in the deadliest air accident involving a South Korean airline in nearly three decades. Video shared by local media showed the twin-engine aircraft skidding down the runway with no apparent landing gear before slamming into a...
