News – Page 14 – Bird Strike Association of Canada – Comité canadien sur le péril aviaire

A reminder that planes and animals not always a good mix

14 October 2017 News by Gary Searing

What do 18 cattle found dead on arrival in China, on a flight from Melbourne, and an aircraft colliding with a kangaroo after landing at Kempsey Aerodrome have in common? They involve animals, aviation and recent successful claims for damages in Australian courts. In both cases, the respective courts found that those legally responsible were
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Understanding Complexities Of Bigger Fan Blades

30 September 2017 News by Gary Searing

GOING TO THE BIRDS Innovations such as these have enabled Rolls to use titanium fan blades for a long time, and their strength is a key attribute. A main reason is that fan blades must be able to cope with bird strikes. “It is not uncommon for fan blades to go for years without repair,”
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What happens when a bird strikes a plane?

26 September 2017 News by Gary Searing

In bowling, a strike is the best shot you can make. In aviation jargon, however, a strike happens when a bird suddenly crosses the trajectory of an aeroplane. Usually, with an adverse outcome for the bird. It’s not a rare occurrence for a bird and a plane to collide. A recent Japan Airlines plane bound
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Bird-strike display aims to boost aviation safety

19 September 2017 News by Gary Searing

An airport in Dalian, Liaoning province, has turned birds that died after hitting planes into specimens for educational purposes. The 108 stuffed birds that died after flying into planes or getting caught in protective netting surrounding Dalian International Airport are displayed in a newly-built exhibition hall in the airport. Each specimen has a QR code,
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At DFW Airport, bird strikes drop with help of old-fashioned research

9 September 2017 News by Gary Searing

An extensive research project at DFW International Airport has led to a sharp drop in some species of bird strikes that's now catching the eye of other airport operators nationwide. This week, hundreds of airport movers and shakers are in Dallas for the 2017 North American Bird Strike Conference. DFW is playing host during the three-day
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Robot Birds Could Help End Bird Strikes On Airplanes

9 September 2017 News by Gary Searing

This is an article based on a paper delivered by Katie Genter at the Bird Strike Conference in Chicago in 2016. Everyone knows about the Miracle on the Hudson, but you might not know that approximately one in every 2,000 flights experiences a bird strike. A vast majority of these don’t end with a plane ditched
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Lasers and giant speakers: How airports chase birds off the runway

18 August 2017 News by Gary Searing

Around 360,000 flights land and take off from Singapore’s Changi airport each year. Yet hardly anyone ever thinks about what it takes to keep the runways clean. Birds for one, pose a huge problem to most airplanes. A bird getting sucked into an engine or striking a windscreen could cause a possibly fatal accident —
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Officials fear bird-aircraft collision disaster

14 June 2017 News by Gary Searing

Aircraft often strike flying birds and birds can even disable aircraft. The bird-strike risk is so serious that the Canada Gazette has warned that "a multiple-strike will (soon) result in the crash of a large jetliner.” According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, officials are bracing for a major jetliner crash due to a bird-aircraft
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Robotic falcons to scare away real birds at Edmonton airport

11 May 2017 News by Gary Searing

Netherlands-based company says using robot falcons to chase real birds from flight paths ‘historic’ Edmonton International Airport will soon become one of the first airports in the world to use robotic falcons to chase birds from flight paths and discourage nearby nesting. “EIA is excited to trial this new technology,” said Steve Rumley, the airport’s vice-president of
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Bird strikes are extraordinary circumstances

5 May 2017 News by Gary Searing

Marcela Peskova and Jiri Peska -v- Travel Service a.s. The industry has seen an influx of claims for delays and cancellations to flights that have been caused by bird strikes. In the UK, the local county courts have been ruling that bird strikes are not extraordinary circumstances under Regulation 261/2004. Whilst not binding in nature,
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