August losses push 2016 aviation total over $700mn

The global aviation market was hit with over $126.85mn of losses in
August, nudging the total figure for the year to $706mn, according
to JLT.
In its latest 'Plane Talking' industry review for August
the broker said hull losses for the first eight months of 2016 now
totalled approximately $379.37mn, while liability losses currently
stand at $60.9mn, taking into account estimated attritional
losses.
Significant August incidents included the crash landing of an
Emirates flight into Dubai airport,