Work on the Air Operations Area (“AOA”) can be hazardous. Workers injured while getting jets ready for their next flight usually have a workers’ compensation claim with their employer. However, when an airline...
Category: Airport Injury
Dulles Airport Air Traveler Volume Busier Than You Think
December 31, 2016
How many people travel through Washington Dulles International Airport (“IAD”) each year? One million? Ten Million? Try 21,650,546 in 2015, and that’s not the highest year on record for the Loudoun County facility....
American Airlines jet catches fire on runway & enveloped in smoke; passengers file lawsuit
November 30, 2016
When an aircraft is dangerous and causes harm, passengers can bring claims against the airlines and also the manufacturers and supplier of the component parts that make up the jet. Recently, eighteen people filed a lawsuit...
Dulles Airport animal quarantine center in the “Western Lands” of Loudoun County, Virginia
November 28, 2016
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (“MWAA”), the organization that manages Dulles International and Reagan National airports, is considering an animal import center for unused acreage at Dulles Airport. A...
Heavy Traffic on the Air Operations Area
November 4, 2016
With the increase in the number of flights, terminals, and international routes out of Dulles International Airport (“IAD”), there comes increased vehicle traffic, foot traffic, and aircraft traffic on the runways...