Sutli bombs prevent bird-hits at Amausi
LUCKNOW: A loud bang at Amausi airport just before an aircraft approaches or takes off from the runway should be nothing to panic about. Alarmed with the large number of birds flying around the tarmac...
View ArticleMadhyamgram role model for airport safety
KOLKATA: State home secretary Basudeb Banerjee has asked Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation and North Dum Dum, South Dum Dum and New Barrackpore municipalities to emulate Madhyamgram municipality in...
View ArticleVulture nest at culture cradle High over sighting but number low - Endangered...
The term culture vulture has assumed a whole new meaning in Bengal. Rabindra Sadan, regarded by many as the states culture cradle, has become a sanctuary for the critically endangered White-rumped...
View ArticleFire at Lucknow airport runway, eight flights affected
LUCKNOW: Flight operations at Amausi airport came to a halt for nearly half an hour on Saturday afternoon after side strip of runway caught fire. The incident was reported to have occurred because of...
View ArticleJackal trapped at Kochi airport runway
The security officials here on Thursday trapped a jackal that had been playing hide and seek with airport security for the past couple of days. 'The animal was trapped around 9.30 in the morning after...
View ArticleClose shave for flight with jackal in path
KOLKATA: Over 100 air passengers from Delhi had a narrow escape on Saturday night when an adult jackal strayed into the runway while their plane was landing. Given that a collision with a bird weighing...
View ArticleChennai airport moves to rope in consultant to tackle bird-strikes after 10...
The Chennai airport plans to appoint a consultant to tackle the problem of bird hits which is posing a hazard for flight operationswith over 10 such incidents reported last year. The airport has...
View ArticleTech help to prevent bird hits
KOLKATA:The NSCBI Airport authorities have tied up with Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) to use technology to prevent animal-aircraft collisions. Airports round the world know that it is very difficult...
View ArticleEco guards raise safety concern for birds
NASHIK: With the recent spotting of some rare and scheduled birds at Gangapur dam, city-based environmental activists have once again raised concerns about the disturbance to them. The activists said...
View ArticleSave-heron effort at meet OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT White-bellied heron...
Guwahati, Nov. 29: Conservation experts from all across the world are converging in Guwahati for three days from December 2 to chart out the first ever strategy for the critically endangered...
View ArticleOne bird hit a month grounds aircraft in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: Coimbatore airport has reported at least one bird hit every month over the last year. Bird strikes do not cause many air accidents but they do cause hours of delay and expensive repairs for...
View ArticleNot so safe: 2 bird hits a month at Chennai airport
Bird strikes don't cause as many air accidents as they used to till a couple of decades ago, thanks to better resilience and back-up mechanisms of aircraft, but they continue to be a risk. And Chennai...
View ArticleDelhi airport had most number of bird hits in 2014
CHENNAI: Bird strikes don't cause as many air accidents as they used to till a couple of decades ago, thanks to better resilience and backup mechanisms of aircraft, but they continue to be a risk....
View ArticleUltrasonic what? We scare crows with firecrackers
Peer through the window as your plane readies to take off from Chennai airport, and you may see a man setting off fireworks at the far end of the runway. Worry not, for he is scaring away birds to...
View ArticleAirports warned over animal incursions
NEW DELHI: With animal incursions endangering the lives of travellers at some airports, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has belatedly cracked the whip. After completing an audit of 20...
View ArticleBird-hit grounds Singapore flight in Trichy
TRICHY: Ninety-four passengers and five crew members of Tiger Airways' Singapore-Trichy flight underwent some anxious moments after the aircraft suffered a bird-hit that damaged its windshield while...
View ArticleBird-hit threat looms in Patna skies
PATNA: Despite the efforts made by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Patna Municipal Corporation (PMC), the flights operating to and fro the state capital run the risk of bird-hits, threatening...
View ArticleSnowy owl at Reagan National Airport may have taken off
WASHINGTON • A snowy owl that spent the holidays at Reagan National Airport may have moved on with the new year. After a night of reveling and nearby fireworks displays, airport officials reported that...
View ArticleOne bird hit a month grounds aircraft in Coimbatore
COIMBATORE: Coimbatore airport has reported at least one bird hit every month over the last year. Bird strikes do not cause many air accidents but they do cause hours of delay and expensive repairs for...
View ArticleNot so safe: 2 bird hits a month at Chennai airport
Bird strikes don't cause as many air accidents as they used to till a couple of decades ago, thanks to better resilience and back-up mechanisms of aircraft, but they continue to be a risk. And Chennai...
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