Airline Insurance Claims Review 2024: A Mixed Year

A mixed year from an airline claims perspective, with several major claims but often impressive performance from both crew and equipment.

At the time of writing the first draft for this article, we could state with honesty that major claims had been limited in 2024. There was concern that the two incidents at the start of the year, one for Japan Airlines¹ the other for Alaska Airlines², would set a pattern for the aviation sector, particularly with the return to growth after the constrained activity during COVID-19. However, major claims activity remained minimal for most of the year, with the exception of the Voepass loss³ in August, when their ATR72 crashed in Sao Paulo State, resulting in 62 lives lost.