A biological-ecological approach, including intelligence on bird behavior patterns, remains the predominant method of reducing wildlife strike risks.
The threats to flight operations of bird and other wildlife strikes have existed since the inception of powered flight. The first bird strike ever recorded was noted by Orville Wright in his diary in 1905.1 As a result, the aviation industry over the years has implemented a variety of mitigation efforts and programs, and developed numerous resources by and for aircraft operators, airframe manufacturers, airports, wildlife experts and government agencies.
The aviation industry’s success in the post-COVID-19 era will require more information-sharing and improved digital technology, report says.
While the number of total strikes rose, the number that damaged the aircraft was below 2000’s record high, the report says.
In August, a Ural Airlines Airbus A321 operating a scheduled domestic flight in Russia was forced to land in a field shortly after takeoff after a double bird strike and…
