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Mass culls of birds – are they really necessary?

19 April 2017 News by Gary Searing

Safety fears have led to mass culls of birds near airports. But are such drastic measures necessary? In January 2009, in a “miracle” on the Hudson river, a stricken airliner ditched on the water with no loss of human life. But it was no miracle for the birds of New York, which were blamed for
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China’s bird ‘airport’

28 February 2017 News by Gary Searing

Tianjin’s wetland sanctuary will serve as a rest stop for peckish migratory birds traveling along one of the world’s major flyways “Birds” and “airports” are two words that, paired together, don’t normally paint the most harmonious picture. That is, unless your idea of harmonious involves ultra-white-knuckle emergency landings in the Hudson River and the large-scale
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Stripes on propellers keep birds from striking aircraft

8 February 2017 News by Gary Searing

Zebra stripe on the propellers of the aircraft can prevent the colliding with birds in the air, said the scientists from the University of Oslo’s Natural History Museum. They prove that monochrome stripes can scare birds away from planes and to reduce the incident in the air. The colliding of the aircraft with the birds in
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Additional approvals for Pulselite system

3 February 2017 News by Gary Searing

Airbus Helicopters and Precise Flight have received expanded Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) approvals from the Federal Aviation Administration for the Pulselite Bird Strike Prevention System, Precise Flight announced on 31 January. This approval is an amendment to STC SH3319NM, bringing the total number of Airbus Helicopters aircraft models certified for the Pulselite System to 67, including
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Increase in bird strikes in Australia

1 February 2017 News by Gary Searing

BIRD strikes are the number one cause of damage to planes and risk to passengers Australia’s crash investigator has found in its latest report. In its report, Australia Aviation Wildlife Strike Statistics 2006-15 , The Australia Transport Safety Bureau found that strikes have increased significantly over the past two years and continue to pose a
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Vulture research to improve safety

27 January 2017 News by Gary Searing

Since 2001, MacDill Air Force Base has housed the 6th Air Mobility Wing, which provides air refueling and airlift operations in the southeastern United States and to military operations in Europe and Southwest Asia. It is home to 3,000 airmen, three C-37A’s and a dozen KC-135R’s, a Stratotanker with a maximum transfer fuel load of
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Safety Recommendations Go Unheeded

26 January 2017 News by Gary Searing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of the safety recommendations stemming from the ditching of a crippled airliner in the Hudson River, now the basis of a new movie, have yet to be followed more than seven years after the event. An Associated Press review of National Transportation Safety Board records found that of the 35 recommendations
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The Challenge to Reduce Bird Strikes

26 January 2017 News by Gary Searing

Why doesn’t the FAA adopt avian radar tracking to help pilots avoid colliding with birds? Nearly five years after Capt. Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger miraculously landed his crippled US Airways A320 jet on the Hudson River after flying into a flock of Canada geese, he says that the risk of airplanes striking birds is as
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Reduction in Bird Strikes at Vancouver International

26 January 2017 News by Gary Searing

Bird collisions with aircraft are on the decline at Vancouver International Airport on Sea Island, along with the number of birds being killed both in accidents and by grounds personnel. YVR officials are crediting a number of initiatives, including the installation of box culverts to reduce habitat for waterfowl next to the cross runway, along
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Using Drones To Reduce Bird Strikes At A Local Airport

26 January 2017 News by Gary Searing

Humane, cost-effective ways to reduce bird strikes near Westchester County Airport — including the use of “Geesebuster” gliders and drones — will be discussed by public officials and wildlife advocates Wednesday night, Jan. 25. Members of several organizations will appear before the Westchester County Airport Advisory Board meeting which begins at 7 p.m. on Wednesday
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