How and why do flocks of birds collide with aeroplanes?
6 months, 1 week ago

How and why do flocks of birds collide with aeroplanes?

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of planes are struck by birds in midair every year. Exactly one year previously, activists had warned against the construction of a second major airport for Mumbai – Navi Mumbai International Airport, due to be completed in 2032 – because of its proximity to two bird sanctuaries and the feeding grounds of several species of migratory birds, including flamingos. A study carried out in 2020 by German researchers at the Delft University of Technology and the Netherlands Institute of Flight Guidance at the German Aerospace Center, looked at the rate of bird strikes per movements of aircraft in several countries around the world. In 1988, 35 of the 104 people on board an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 aircraft were killed when it crashed after several birds flew into its engines during takeoff from Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. Because many bird strikes occur near airports, airport authorities and managers can reduce the risk of collisions through bird management and control.

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Bird strike halts takeoff of Alaska Airlines jet at LAX, airline says
4 weeks ago

Bird strike halts takeoff of Alaska Airlines jet at LAX, airline says

LA Times  

Large crowds were passing through LAX on Tuesday for the Thanksgiving holiday. An Alaska Airlines plane headed to Everett, Wash., aborted its takeoff from the Los Angeles International Airport Tuesday morning after it struck a bird, the airline said. The Horizon Air Flight 2052 headed to Seattle Paine Field International Airport halted its departure around 10:30 a.m. Report sheds light …

FAA Examines Boeing 737 Smoke Risks After Bird Strike Incidents
1 month ago

FAA Examines Boeing 737 Smoke Risks After Bird Strike Incidents

Live Mint  

-- US aviation regulators are examining whether pilots of Boeing Co.’s 737 Max should take new precautions following two incidents in which planes were filled with smoke after large birds struck the engines. A representative for the FAA said Thursday that the agency is convening a Corrective Action Review Board “in the coming weeks,” and that the board’s work will …

Ohio plane fire puts renewed focus on recurring bird strikes
1 year, 7 months ago

Ohio plane fire puts renewed focus on recurring bird strikes

Associated Press  

Shortly after an ordinary takeoff from an Ohio airport on Sunday, passengers aboard an American Airlines plane became alarmed when they heard loud noises and saw flames shooting out of an engine. I am happy to now be back in my house, praying thanks to God for keeping us all safe.” American Airlines flight 1958 had 173 people on board …

Day after 2 bird hits, DGCA asks airports to minimise risk, prepare for monsoon
2 years, 6 months ago

Day after 2 bird hits, DGCA asks airports to minimise risk, prepare for monsoon

Hindustan Times  

Airports across the country must review their hazard management plan for wildlife that poses a threat to aircraft flight safety, the aviation regulator directed on Monday, a day after two Delhi-bound planes, from Patna and Guwahati, had to make emergency landings after being hit by birds. The DGCA communication to airports comes a day after a Delhi-bound SpiceJet airplane made …

Understanding Bird Strike on Planes: How Dangerous Is It and How to Avoid
3 years, 8 months ago

Understanding Bird Strike on Planes: How Dangerous Is It and How to Avoid

News 18  

The ability to take to the skies still has to be one of the greatest achievements of humans. Among the solutions that worked against the bird strike problem was a study from Perdue University which found out that planes painted in dark colours attract more birds, and hence increasing the chances of a bird strike. For instance, we can take …

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