Aerospace & Aviation

Airlines continue to face big challenges. But risk doesn’t have to ground the industry

The last thing the airline industry wants is a bumpy ride. But that's exactly what's happened in the last decade, as the airline insurance market has experienced major turbulence. In the immediate aftermath of 9/11, for example, the prices of both hull and liability insurance climbed to unprecedented heights. Then they began to freefall. And in 2006 and 2007, the market plummeted.

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