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Plane left with huge hole after bird strike at El-Fasher airport

11 September 2016 News by Gary Searing

An airplane belonging to Sudanese private company, Tarco, was hit by a bird on Saturday shortly before landing at El-Fasher airport in North Darfur state. The aircraft landed safely and no passengers were hurt. An official at the company told Sudan Tribune that Tarco flight 400 was heading from the Sudanese capital, Khartoum to El-Fasher
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Latest in Avian Radar Technology Installed at Seattle Tacoma International Airport to Help Prevent Bird Strikes

9 September 2016 News by Gary Searing

While not a "published" news story, this press release should be of interest to BSAC members. Accipiter Radar’s newest 3D avian radar now installed at Seattle Tacoma International Airport offers superior capabilities including the detecting, tracking and alerting of bird threats, even off-airport and at high altitudes such as the flock of geese that led
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Anti-bird strike patent could stop air crashes such as the Miracle on the Hudson

5 September 2016 News by Gary Searing

Anti-bird strike patent could stop air crashes such as the Miracle on the Hudson An inventor has submitted a patent for an engine guard to protect planes from bird strikes. A bird strike, particularly of a jet’s engines, could have a catastrophic consequence. In 2009 a double bird strike involving Canadian geese impacted US Airways
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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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Bird strike causes emergency landing at Calgary

4 June 2016 News by Gary Searing

From CADORS – A CargoLux Airlines International S.A. Boeing 747 400 Series (CLX775) from Calgary, AB (CYYC) to Luxembourg, Belgium (ELLX) reported an issue with a damaged angle of attack vane. The aircraft dumped fuel for 25 minutes and elected to return to CYYC. The aircraft rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) were called out. The
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Bird strike causes emergency landing at Saskatoon

4 June 2016 News by Gary Searing

From CADORS – An Air Canada Embraer ERJ 190-100 IGW (C-FNAJ / ACA1128) from Saskatoon, SK (CYXE) to Toronto, ON (CYYZ) departed and reported to Tower that they may have hit a bird. The Runway was inspected and nothing was found. The pilot requested to return to CYXE with Winnipeg Centre, and subsequently declared a
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Bird Strike causes emergency landing at Toronto

4 June 2016 News by Gary Searing

From CADORS – An Air Canada Boeing 777-333ER (C-FIUV / ACA858) from Toronto, ON (CYYZ) to London, England (EGLL) departed Runway 06L at 0353Z and was climbing through 2000 feet, when it reported striking an object. At 0355Z, the aircraft requested to dump fuel and to return to CYYZ. Then at 0425Z, the aircraft transmitted
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Frequency disruption shifts birds from aircraft strike zones

30 May 2016 News by Gary Searing

Academics have devised a harmonious solution to an aviation hazard blamed for more than 250 deaths since 1988. Researchers from the University of Exeter have installed “sonic nets” at a US airfield to ward off birds capable of bringing down aircraft. The study, reported in the journal Ecological Applications, marks the latest in a string
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