When bird-scaring can be serious, life-saving business
Sohail Sayed scaring away birds with sound bombs at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Hemant Padalkar dna Fliers to...
View ArticleBird-hit fears loom over city airport
AHMEDABAD: With the onset of monsoon, birds have been returning to the city airport in large numbers, increasing the risk of bird-hits. In second half of June, Airports Authority of India (AAI)...
View ArticleNew 'dogged' approach to airport safety
Christchurch Airport's newest employee comes with her own water bowl and a kennel to sleep in. Border collie puppy Jet will soon join the ranks at Christchurch Airport, working to scare birds away from...
View ArticleAnimals' constant battle against firecracker enthusiasts
As the city gears up to celebrate the festival of lights, animal activists have once again raised an alarm over the rising pollution and high decibel levels due to the bursting of fire crackers during...
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 ArticleBuffalo on runway: Inspection of walls around all airports
NEW DELHI: A day after 146 people on board a Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight had a narrow escape when a buffalo hit their aircraft at Surat as it was about to take off, the aviation ministry has decided to...
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 ArticleDouble bird hit delay’s international flight by 18 hours
COIMBATORE: The city's international airport witnessed its first major bird hit in the last six months. A double bird hit on the Air Arabia flight that landed in the city early Monday morning, led to...
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 ArticleWaste near airport ups bird-hit risk
Mohali: Open dumping of waste in nearby Jagtapura has been drawing birds to the new international airport, heightening the risk of bird-hits and giving headaches to the authorities. On Tuesday, a Jet...
View ArticleCity airport to get more Zon guns to combat bird hits
COIMBATORE: In order to minimise bird-hit incidents and ensure passenger safety, the airport authorities have decided to acquire more Zon guns, a popular bird scaring equipment, to keep birds away from...
View Article‘Sand mining in Ganga could be killing rare turtles’
DEHRADUN: Turtle species introduced in the Ganga 10 years ago to clean the river waters are now almost entirely gone, scientists say. The freshwater turtle species, Chitra Indica and Nilsonia...
View Article23 bird and butterfly species recorded in Tiruchi airport
An independent study by a city college faculty member on bird activity in the international airport and in its vicinity here has recorded 23 bird species besides butterfly species and few mammals,...
View ArticleACCIONA carries out a program for the protection of threatened birds of prey...
(Source: Acciona SA) ACCIONA has introduced a selective feeding system that provides an additional (and secure) source of food for species such as the red kite. ACCIONA has created, together with the...
View ArticleBirds posing threat to aviation safety
The State and Central security agencies have highlighted the increased bird-hit risk over the international airport here as an imminent danger to civil aviation safety. At least five airliners suffered...
View ArticleCrackers, festive lights distract pilots
BHUBANESWAR: Beaming of high intensity lights during festivals and fairs is distracting pilots, who approach the runaway at the Biju Patnaik International Airport from Baramunda. Some pilots have...
View ArticleTiny insects threat to mighty 'jumbos' in Ahmedabad
AHMEDABAD: Birds have always been a severe threat to flights operating out of the city airport. Not only the passengers' lives have been put at risk but aircrafts too have suffered damage resulting in...
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 ArticleAirport seeks nod to catch birds
BHUBANESWAR: Birds flocking to the operational zone of Biju Patnaik International Airport pose a potential danger to flights. The airport authorities have sought permission from chief wildlife warden...
View ArticleTampa airport works to limit danger caused by bird strikes
TAMPA — Mostly desolate, uninhabited acres of grass and deep-sided ditches flank the sides of Tampa International Airport’s take-off and landing strips. There are no lush wetlands or manicured flower...
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