Posts with category Aircraft Insurance (128 articles)

Aircraft insurance, while not required, is highly recommended for aircraft owners and operators. If you’re new to general aviation insurance, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the basics of insurance for airplanes. Lucky for you, this article covers the basics of plane insurance. Aircraft Insurance Brokers vs. Providers An aircraft insurance provider is […]

Did you know that the United States boasts the largest, most diverse aviation community in the entire world? Rotorcraft, balloons, turbojets, and amateur-built aircraft compose a fleet of 220,000 aircraft. And there’s a reason the U.S. aviation community is so strong — after all, we invented human flight. U.S. skies, then, are filled with people […]

“Aviation in itself is not inherently dangerous,” said Captain A. G. Lamplugh, chief underwriter and principal surveyor of British Aviation Insurance Company in 1931. “But to an even greater degree than the sea, it is terribly unforgiving of any carelessness, incapacity, or neglect.” Because of the unforgiving sky, it’s important that every pilot in the […]

Every year there are 24 million flight hours logged by general aviation aircraft in the United States, and every aircraft in the skies must carry some form of aircraft insurance. Of course, while many people dream of one day owning their own plane, few people have dreamed about shopping for aircraft insurance. While most vehicles […]