July 29, 2009 An Iberia Airbus A320-200, flight IB-3534 from Madrid,SP (Spain) to Munich (Germany) with 134 passengers, returned to Madrid’s Barajas Airport after a bird was ingested into one of the engines when the airplane climbed through 3000 feet. The airplane landed safely about 30 minutes... 

June 6, 2009 JQ81 DRWDPS made an emergency stop on the runway at DRW this evening due to bird strike to the l/h engine. Taxied back to stand 5A and pax deplaned back to lounge where we are currently waiting. Unsure of rego but it is one of the new 320s with the large logo and new interior. Aircraft... 

June 6, 2009 Despite Federal Regulations requiring airports to conduct wildlife studies following collisions or other potential problems involving animals, a review of an upcoming study by the FAA found that one-third of those airports have failed to comply. Following the Federal Aviation Administration’s... 

June 6, 2009 An FAA review concludes that some airports aren’t taking the threat of bird strikes seriously. “USA Today” reports about 150 airports, nearly one out of every three, didn’t complete studies of wildlife hazards despite their histories of serious collisions between... 

June 5, 2009 One out of three commercial airports in the US may not be making the grade when it comes to preventing bird strikes, according to the FAA. USA Today is reporting 150 airports have been identified by the FAA as failing to keep up with required studies about bird and wildlife threats. Salt... 

A third of the nation’s commercial airports are not taking legally required steps to reduce the danger of potentially deadly bird strikes, according to a report on a government study soon to be released. June 05, 2009 A third of the nation’s commercial airports are not taking legally required... 

June 6, 2009 The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport has, ironically, become a bird-watcher’s paradise. With 67 bird-hit cases reported last year, more than double than 30 in 2007, it has prompted the government to revive the National Birds Control Committee after a gap of nearly two decades.... 

June 08, 2009 Migratory Canada geese were the culprits in the Hudson River plane crash earlier this year, according to a team of Smithsonian Institution and US Department of Agriculture researchers who used DNA barcoding, stable isotope testing, and feather analyses to assess bird remnants pulled from... 

June 13, 2009 Qantas and QantasLink have led the field in a new air safety enhancement.  Bird strikes and related damage have been significantly reduced across the entire Qantas and QantasLink B737 and DHC8 fleet by a new and relatively low cost initiative. The bird strike problem was highlighted... 

July 25, 2009 An Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration A6-EML performing flight EK-510 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to New Delhi (India), just touched down on Delhi’s runway 28, when a bird struck the right hand engine. The airplane rolled out safely, a subsequent runway inspection...