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Bird strike forces 737 to return to Calgary International Airport

19 November 2015 News by Gary Searing

A Canadian North charter plane destined for Fort MacKay made an emergency landing after an engine ingested one or more birds. An airport employee on the ground reported hearing a loud boom and witnessing fire resonating from the enging of the Boeing 737-300 shortly before 6:00 p.m. According to a passenger on board the flight,
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A sonic net excludes birds from an airfield: implications for reducing bird strike and crop losses

13 November 2015 News by Gary Searing

John Swaddle, Dana Moseley, Mark Hinders, and Elizabeth Payton Smith. In press. A sonic net excludes birds from an airfield: implications for reducing bird strike and crop losses. Ecological Applications. http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/15-0829.1 Collisions between birds and aircraft cause billions of dollars of damages annually to civil, commercial, and military aviation. Yet technology to reduce bird strike
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Planting Prairies at Airports Could Make Flying Safer

21 September 2015 News by Gary Searing

Those landing at Dayton International Airport next year will descend from the spacious skies into the fruited plains. Thanks to aviation director Terrence Slaybaugh’s groundbreaking prairie grass program, they’ll be greeted by songbirds, wildflowers, and shoulder-high grass instead of the typical turf. Dayton International isn’t doing it for the views. In an effort to make
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Bird hazard: laser-like focus on flock pit woes

5 September 2015 News by Gary Searing

Green lasers usually associated with thoughtless attacks on aircraft may be put to beneficial use by Australian airports as a way of controlling bird and wildlife hazards around runways. Brisbane Airport is talking with police and regulators about using the lasers to disrupt the flight paths of birds. The technique has been successfully adopted overseas
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Flight risks

30 August 2015 News by Gary Searing

As an air traffic controller in the 1990s, I had to close down the airport due to bird activity Aug 30, 2015- On October 9, 1996, a Thai Airways Flight 312 bound for Bangkok narrowly escaped a major mishap when it slammed into a group of vultures during take-off from Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). The
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Moroccan air force Mirage F1 crashes after bird strike

19 August 2015 News by Gary Searing

Rabat – A Moroccan air force Mirage F1 crashed in the northeast of the country Monday after hitting a flock of birds but the pilot managed to eject safely, a report citing the armed forces said. The plane, which was on a training mission, came down near the Sidi Slimane air base and the pilot
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Pilot makes dramatic landing after buzzard smashes through cockp[it at 1000 ft AGL

19 August 2015 News by Gary Searing

A pilot had a lucky escape when his plane had a mid-air collision with a huge bird of prey, forcing him into a dramatic landing Qualified pilot Simon Edwards was undergoing mandatory training, under the supervision of instructor Ian Weston, when the buzzard crashed into the single-engined aircraft at Linley Hill Airfield near Beverley, East
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FAA Bird Strike Requirements for Transport Category Airplanes

18 July 2015 News by Gary Searing

The FAA is soliciting public comment on the need for, and the possible scope of, changes to the bird strike certification requirements for transport category airplanes. There is no specific regulatory action being proposed at this time. The purpose is simply to gather comments from airplane manufacturers and other interested parties on this subject. Because
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Will Toronto have Canada’s riskiest airport?

9 July 2015 News by Gary Searing

The Island airport is one of only two in the country framed by water, making it subject to a unique set of hazards that are further complicated by its proposed expansion, says the Greater Waterfront Coalition. Will Toronto have Canada's riskiest airport? The Island airport is one of only two in the country framed by
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Drones plan to cut aircraft bird strikes

14 May 2015 News by Gary Searing

FLOCKS of drones could be used to drive birds from airports to significantly cut the number of potentially-catastrophic collisions with aircraft, Airbus revealed today. The idea is among shortlisted entries to a competition organised by the plane maker for the future of flight. The drones plan would involve birds being guided away from airports, a
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Author: Gary Searing