Avian Safe awarded international contracts for airport wildlife consultancy
22 October 2015 | By Avian Safe
Avian Safe has been awarded the contract for Wildlife Hazard Assessment for the Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston, Jamaica...
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22 October 2015 | By Avian Safe
Avian Safe has been awarded the contract for Wildlife Hazard Assessment for the Norman Manley International Airport, Kingston, Jamaica...
6 August 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review
According to a report commissioned by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), wildlife strike reporting for both commercial and general aviation airports continues to rise.
26 January 2015 | By Dr Nicholas B Carter, World Birdstrike Association
Six years after the miraculous ditching of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River, Pharovision and New York’s LaGuardia Airport (LGA) are trialling a new avian infrared detection system. Dr Nicholas Carter of the World Birdstrike Association explains how the system is designed to prevent a repeat of the…
8 December 2014 | By Dr Nicholas B Carter, World Birdstrike Organisation
When birdstrikes occur the consequences can be disastrous. Dr Nicholas Carter of the World Birdstrike Association explains how an effective safety management system can help mitigate wildlife hazards.
5 August 2013 | By AAAE
2013 Bird Strike North America Conference, 12-15 August, Milwaukee...
28 September 2012 | By Institution of Mechanical Engineers
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers has responded to suggestions that the Nepal air crash may have been caused by bird strike...
8 November 2011 | By FAA
The FAA recently launched a wildlife poster outreach campaign for the general aviation (GA) community...
5 October 2011 | By Andy Baxter, Bird Management Unit, the UK Food and Environment Agency (FERA)
Flight 1549, ‘The miracle on the Hudson’ brought the risks aircraft face from birdstrikes to a worldwide audience. For those involved in managing this risk, it merely re-confirmed the potentially catastrophic consequences such events can have. Birdstrikes are not an uncommon feature of air travel. Thousands of events occur around…
13 December 2010 | By Nick Yearwood, Chairman of the UK Birdstrike Committee and UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Safety Regulation Group Representative
Modern aircraft engines are designed and built to be resistant to multiple birdstrikes from birds of up to 4.5lb (2kg) in weight. The UK CAA has played a leading role in developing enhanced engine certification requirements and United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)...
16 July 2009 | By Ray Elgy, Head of Aerodrome Standards, UK CAA
From the beginning of aviation history, aircraft have faced the hazard posed by birdstrikes. The first known birdstrike occurred in 19051, from the Wright Brothers diaries, "Orville ... flew 4,751 metres in 4 minutes 45 seconds, four complete circles. Twice passed over fence into Beard's cornfield. Chased flock of birds…
31 March 2009 | By Dr John Allan, Chairman, International Bird Strike Committee
Following the recent events in New York, Dr John Allan, Chairman of the International Bird Strike Committee, looks at the current risk from birdstrikes and what can be done to control it.
30 November 2007 | By Edwin E. Herricks, Center of Excellence in Airport Technology and Gerry Key, Computer Sciences Corporation
Mayday, Mayday, Mayday, Thompson 253! – Thus begins the audio following a slow motion video of a bird/aircraft collision. The mayday is called as flames shoot from the left engine of a Thompson Boeing 757. This bird strike on takeoff rivets our attention for over 6 minutes as the professionalism…
31 July 2007 | By Luit Buurma, Honorary Chairman International Bird Strike Committee
Bird strike prevention is a splendid subject for the appreciation of an airport’s Safety Management System and even indicative for the maturity of its business plan. Airports are open systems by nature and by culture. Birds are free to migrate around the globe but are constrained in their possibilities to…
3 April 2007 | By Dr. Richard A. Dolbeer, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Chairperson, Bird Strike Committee USA
When making a list of the activities that an airport manager must oversee, most people would never consider a program to manage birds and other wildlife. However, aircraft collisions with birds (bird strikes) at airports are an increasing economic and safety problem for the air transport industry worldwide. Based on…