July 2016 – Bird Strike Association of Canada – Comité canadien sur le péril aviaire

Bird strike delays ‘not extraordinary’ says advocate general

30 July 2016 News by Gary Searing

Bird strikes on aircraft can’t be considered “extraordinary circumstances” under EU Regulation 261 and passengers are entitled to compensation for delays, according to the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice. The Advocate General issued the opinion yesterday on a Czech case referred to the ECJ. A spokesman for UK law firm Bott &
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Russian airports neglect bird hazard — airline CEO

9 July 2016 News by Gary Searing

Measures to prevent bird strikes are part of a compulsory set of flight safety practices Russian airports are neglecting the rules of ornithological protection, low-cost airline Pobeda CEO Andrei Kalmykov said in an interview with journalists on Wednesday. Pobeda, which is part of Russia’s flagship airline Aeroflot, has sent letters with the relevant warnings
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The Aviation Industry’s Animal Risks

7 July 2016 News by Gary Searing

Bird strikes aren't the only things airlines files claims over For more than a decade, those of us with opposable thumbs have had to endure ever-tighter security before getting onto an airplane: shoes taken off, liquids in the trash, torsos patted down. But we’re not the only animals that airlines need to worry about, according
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Month: July 2016

Bird strike delays ‘not extraordinary’ says advocate general

Russian airports neglect bird hazard — airline CEO

The Aviation Industry’s Animal Risks