Jet wheel gets stuck in runway crater at Kolkata airport
KOLKATA: Two incidents in a span of 30 minutes affected operations of three flights at Kolkata airport on Friday morning. In the first incident, a GoAir flight bound for Bagdogra was taxiing for...
View ArticleJet wheel gets stuck in runway crater
KOLKATA: Two incidents in a span of 30 minutes affected operations of three flights at Kolkata airport on Friday morning. In the first incident, a GoAir flight bound for Bagdogra was taxiing for...
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 ArticleWhen 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
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