New Aviation Warning - Control Birds

Air Safety Week, March 21, 2005

Airport operators are being warned in Australia that they need to look closely at steps they are taking to minimize the risk of aircraft bird strikes. More than 150 planes are damaged by collisions with birds each year. The cost and frequency of bird strikes has prompted a warning that legal action could be taken against people or organizations that have failed to take reasonable steps to prevent bird strikes.

More than 90 percent of bird strikes occur at airports, mostly from flocking species, according to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Australia (CASA). Airports are required to have a bird management strategy to minimize the hazards to aircraft. >>See http://casa.gov.au/media/2005/05-03-14.htm<<

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