Foxes, flying foxes and birds - these are some of the wildlife that fly or walk near airplane runways around the world, creating potential safety risks for pilots and passengers. Chris Perry, a wildlife biologist who works with airports to build wildlife hazard assessment programmes, spoke to Khaleej Times ahead of the World Aviation Safety Summit about how they work towards mitigating these risks. It's a complete nuisance to take a long flight without a laptop About 60,000 bird strike incidents happen annually - which are the most common wildlife hazard - costing the aviation industry $2.35 billion a year. There have been 123 fatal accidents, 442 deaths and 470 aircraft...
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