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Possible bird strike and flawed software doomed Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX

8 April 2019 News by Gary Searing

Adds Boeing CEO quote, former United exec Engines left at full take-off power throughout flight, data show Sensor possibly damaged by bird strike shortly after take-off Pilots left jet pointed down before cutting MCAS, data show Boeing says software fix will prevent similar accidents By Tim Hepher, Eric M. Johnson and Jamie Freed as reported
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Bird Strike Investigation into Ryanair B738, Rome 2008

1 April 2019 News by Gary Searing

Description On 10 November 2008, a Boeing 737-800 (EI-DYG) being operated by Ryanair on a scheduled passenger flight from Frankfurt Hahn to Rome Ciampino as FR4102 flew through a dense flock of birds shortly before landing off an ILS approach to Ciampino’s runway 15 in day VMC. Multiple bird strikes occurred. After loss of engine
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Emergency landing as bird crashes through windshield

8 March 2019 News by Gary Searing

In an instant, the windshield to Rob Weber’s small airplane shattered while a thousand feet in the air. “I was pretty much on the edge of blacking out,” he describes. A camera in the cockpit captured it all. When you slow down the video, you can see a bird fly right through the windshield, forcing
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Indian fighter jet crash near Pakistan likely due to bird strike

8 March 2019 News by Gary Searing

An Indian fighter jet crashed on Friday, March 8 in desert close to the border with Pakistan, likely caused by a bird strike, the defense ministry said. The Russian-made MiG-21 Bison jet was on a routine sortie from Air Force Station Nal in western Rajasthan state when it crashed near Bikaner at around 2:30 p.m.,
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City fights laser war with geese

5 March 2019 News by Gary Searing

As of Monday afternoon, the City of Lima, Ohio counted 38 geese in city parks. There would be more, but city park rangers shot lasers at them. According to Allen County Wildlife Officer Craig Barr, geese don’t like lasers. Barr visited the Lima Rotary Club Monday afternoon to speak on geese harassment methods and explained
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Crew shuts down wrong engine after birdstrike

5 February 2019 News by Gary Searing

Indian investigators have disclosed that the crew of a GoAir Airbus A320 shut down the wrong engine after experiencing powerplant vibrations following a birdstrike on take-off. The aircraft (VT-GOS) had been departing runway 09 at Delhi, bound for Mumbai, on 21 June 2017. At around 115kt the aircraft suffered a birdstrike on the right-hand CFM
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Jet slammed into runway after ingesting birds

9 January 2019 News by Gary Searing

The horror incident happened as the Irish registered Ryanair flight approached an Italian airport Disaster was narrowly avoided as a Ryanair jet slammed into a runway after a flock of birds were sucked into the engines. The horror incident happened as the Irish registered Ryanair flight was approaching Ciampino Airport in Rome 6.55am. The aircraft
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Small plane crash in Golden Gate, Florida results in injuries

22 December 2018 News by Gary Searing

GOLDEN GATE, Fla. – A small plane crashed Saturday afternoon near Everglades Boulevard S in Golden Gate. Two people were on board the plane, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office said. They were hurt and taken to the hospital. A loud boom is what neighbors heard Saturday afternoon, and when they came out they found a
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Birds painted in airport tracking project

12 December 2018 News by Gary Searing

Hundreds of gulls painted in shades or orange, blue and green are now flying above Wellington. Wellington Airport organised for the black-backed gulls found in the region’s landfills to be painted so they could be tracked to see how they contributed to birdstrike. Head of operations Matt Palliser said the favourable weather enabled the birds to be spray-painted
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Herding birds with Drones

24 October 2018 News by Gary Searing

Collisions with birds can threaten the integrity of airplanes and the safety of their passengers. Now scientists are developing ways to use drones to herd flocks of birds away from airports, potentially helping prevent dangerous bird strikes. Tough To Fool Collisions that birds and other wildlife have with aircraft cause more than $1.2 billion in
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