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Airport Wildlife Mitigation Newsletter - Winter 2008

RECENT NEWS ARTICLES/ITEMS OF INTEREST

Purpose
The purpose of this site is to provide users with information that will allow them to better understand and practice wildlife hazard mitigation at airports through wildlife control.
 
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Memorandums
Memorandum of Agreement between the Federal Aviation Administration, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Army, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to Address Aircraft-Wildlife Strikes. This Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) acknowledges each signatory agency's respective missions. Through this MOA, the agencies establish procedures necessary to coordinate their missions to more effectively address existing and future environmental conditions contributing to aircraft-wildlife strikes throughout the United States. These efforts are intended to minimize wildlife risks to aviation and human safety, while protecting the Nation's valuable environmental resources

Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration and the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services. Effective 27 June 2005, this Memorandum of Understanding continues the cooperative relationship between the Federal Aviation Administration and Wildlife Services for mitigating wildlife hazards to aviation. This is an updated version of an MOU that was last updated in 1989 and reflects changes in federal regulations and agency names.

Latest Wildlife Strike Report Submittals
(Last 12 Months)

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FAA Certalerts and Advisory Circular

Current and Intercative Information




Guidance on the Use of Lasers on Airports to Harass Hazardous Wildlife

In the last several months we have received a lot of questions concerning FAA guidance on the use of lasers on airports to harass hazardous wildlife. There are 2 documents that provide FAA guidance on outdoor laser use around airports.

FAA Advisory Circular 70-1 Outdoor Laser Operations, (12-30-04) provides information for those proponents planning to conduct outdoor laser operations that may affect aircraft operations in the National Airspace System (NAS). Also, the AC explains why notification to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is necessary, how to notify the FAA of the planned laser operation, and what action the FAA will take to respond to such notifications.

FAA Order 7400.2F - Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters. [Effective Date: February 16, 2006 Includes Change 1, Effective August 3, 2006]. Part 6, Chapter 29 prescribes policy, responsibilities, and guidelines for processing a Notice of Proposed Outdoor Laser Operations and determining the potential effect of outdoor laser activities on users of the National Airspace System.

Recent News Articles/Items of Interest



Pig Strays Into Runway;
Delays Flight Landing

The Hindu
May 7, 2008
 
Birds, Airplanes a
Dangerous Mix

Talon Marks, Cerritos College
May 7, 2008
 
Air Zimbabwe Plane Suffers
Bird Strike, Burst Into Flames

Afriquenligne
May 5, 2008
 
Airport Eagles Will Be All
Right, Report States

Orlando Sentinel
April 27, 2008
 
Strange Theories on the
Brisbane F-111 Pelican Crash

The Sunday Mail, Australia
April 20, 2008
 
It's a Bird! It's a Plane!
Now It's Just a Plane

Discover Magazine
April 18, 2008
 
Kabul Bird Strike
Assessment

ISAF Mirror, Pg 12
March 2008
 
Airport Safety is Not
for the Birds

St George and
Sutherland Shire Leader
Sydney, NSW, Australia
April 15, 2008
 
In Bird vs. Plane,
Bird Can Sometimes 'Win'

Medill Reports, Chicago
April 10, 2008
 
University [UND] Officials Say
Plane Crashed After
Hitting Geese [2 Fatalities]

Associated Press
April 10, 2008
 
Strike Eagles vs. Birds
Goldsboro [NC] News
April 7, 2008
 
Mozambique: Air Corridor
May Not Fly Again

allafrica.com
April 3, 2008
 
Bird Strike Linked to
Plane Tragedy

Goldcoast.com.au
March 11, 2008, 2008
 
Air Force Opposes David
Earls Permit to Operate Water
Treatment Plant

Del Rio Live
March 7, 2008
 
Citation 500 Down After
TakeoffFrom PWA
[Wiley Post Airport (OK)]

ANN Realtime
March 3, 2008, 2008
 
Air India Plane Hits
'Nilgai' on Kanpur Runway

The Times of India
March 2, 2008
 
Bird Knocks Out Engine on
Kulula Flight

The Citizen, Johannesburg,
South Africa
January 30, 2008, 2008
 
Meet the 'Bird Man'
of Sea-Tac

www.komotv.com
February 13, 2008, 2008
 
Smithsonian Scientists
Investigating Bird Remains
for Air Force

Fox 5, Washington, DC
January 10, 2008
 
737 Hits Cow;
Passengers Unhurt

Aviation Week - Avaition Daily
February 1, 2008
 
South African Passenger
Planes Turn Back After
Midair Hiccups

Daily Dispatch Online
January 31, 2008
 
House Swifts Main Victims
of Bird Strikes in 2007

The China Post
January 30, 2008
 
Bird Knocks Out Engine
on Kulula Plane

The Times -
Johannesburg, South Africa
January 30, 2008
 
Navy Abandons Debated
OLF Sites

Raleigh [NC] Chronicle
January 22, 2008
 
DuPage [IL] Airport
Takes Strides to Scare Ducks

GateHouse News Service
January 16, 2008
 
Identifying Birds Means
Solving Mysteries

Dayton Daily News
January 16, 2008
 
Bird Strike Risk a Major
Hazard for Lydd Airport
Expansion

Wildlifeextra.com
January 14, 2008
 
Italian Judge Grounds
AMX Fleet

DefenseNews.com
January 11, 2008
 
Airport 'At Risk of Bird-Strike'
BBC News, UK
January 10, 2008
 
Coyote Killed by Small
Jet at Airport

Mail Tribune, Medford, OR
January 8, 2008
 
'Pilot Shortage' to Blame for Flight Cancellations
ABC South East NSW
Australia
December 24, 2007
 
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