Aviation
FAA Deploys $523 Million in Airport Infrastructure Grants — Including $70M for Dallas-Fort Worth Runway Rehabilitation
FAA's 332 airport infrastructure grants totaling $523M — led by $70M for DFW runway rehab — underscore how aging pavement generates dangerous FOD.
ATSB Final Report: Saab 340 Sheds Main Landing Gear Wheel During Takeoff at Canberra
SpaceX S-1 IPO Filing Warns Orbital Debris Could Render Starlink Orbits ‘Unusable’
NTSB Orders FAA to Overhaul Wet-Runway Braking Codes After 11 Heavy-Rain Overrun Accidents
INDY NXT Detroit Grand Prix: Four Full-Course Yellows for Track Debris
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LATAM Boeing 787 Grounded at Easter Island After Airstairs Truck Shears Off Door
LATAM Boeing 787 Grounded at Easter Island After Airstairs Truck Shears Off Door EASTER ISLAND,...
Infrastructure
Exposed Metal Plate at Tokyo Haneda Runway 05 Triggers Back-to-Back Tire Blowouts on Skymark 737 and Japan Airlines 767
A protruding metal plate at a deteriorated runway joint on Haneda's Runway 05 caused back-to-back...
Aviation
King Shaka Becomes Africa’s Second Airport with 3D Bird-Strike Radar
King Shaka International Airport in Durban is now one of only two African airports running...
Aviation
Condor A320 Strikes Birds in Both Engines on Final Approach to Berlin Brandenburg
A Condor A320 ingested birds into both engines on final approach to Berlin Brandenburg on...
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ATSB Final Report: Saab 340 Sheds Main Landing Gear Wheel During Takeoff at Canberra
ATSB report AO-2026-008: bearing failure caused a Link Airways Saab 340's main gear wheel to shed at Canberra, depositing a...
NTSB Orders FAA to Overhaul Wet-Runway Braking Codes After 11 Heavy-Rain Overrun Accidents
NTSB issued three safety recommendations urging FAA to update wet runway braking codes after 11 overruns exposed dangerous gaps in...
NTSB: Airline Smoke-in-Cockpit Simulator Training Falls Short After Bird Strike
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board on May 13, 2026, issued three safety recommendations for realistic smoke-in-cockpit simulator training,...
Croatia Airlines A220 Rejects Takeoff at 131 Knots in Split, Engine Strikes Runway Sign Post
SPLIT, Croatia — A Croatia Airlines Airbus A220-300 suffered a runway excursion Saturday at Split Airport after aborting takeoff at...
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SpaceX S-1 IPO Filing Warns Orbital Debris Could Render Starlink Orbits ‘Unusable’
SpaceX IPO Filing Warns Orbital Debris Could Render Starlink’s Orbits ‘Unusable’ SpaceX’s SEC registration statement...
Space & LEO
NASA’s Aqua Nears Mission End as LEO Debris Pressure Mounts
NASA's Aqua enters its final months—retired not by hardware failure but by orbital debris pressure....
Space & LEO
Solar Max Is Accelerating Orbital Decay — And That Means More Debris Risk
Space Debris Hits a Tipping Point: New Study Pinpoints the Solar Threshold Where Orbital Decay...
Space & LEO
Russian Spacecraft Maneuvers Within 3 Meters of Object at 585 km, Raising Kessler Alarm
On April 28, 2026, two Russian military satellites closed to within approximately 3 meters of...
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Air Force Grounds Entire T-38 Talon Fleet After Columbus AFB Crash, Two Pilots Eject Safely
The Air Force grounded all T-38 Talon trainers on May 19 after a Columbus AFB...
Military & Defense
Two Navy EA-18G Growlers Collide at Idaho Airshow — Debris Field Closes Highway as Investigation Begins
Two Navy EA-18G Growlers collided at the Gunfighter Skies airshow on May 17. All four...
Military & Defense
Colombian C-130 Caucaya Crash: Trees Blamed
Colombian investigators say a C-130H ingested plant material from trees off Caucaya's runway end before...
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Sweeper Overview
Foreign object debris (FOD) is a major threat in manufacturing and aviation environments. Not only...
Industrial
FODNews Roundup – November 3rd, 2017
Clean Factories The best time to plan for periodic cleaning of your equipment is at...
Industrial
New Video Addresses FOD Prevention in Electronics Assembly
IPC has released a new program that focuses exclusively on FOD Prevention in Electronics Assembly....
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INDY NXT Detroit Grand Prix: Four Full-Course Yellows for Track Debris
INDY NXT Detroit Grand Prix: Four Full-Course Yellows for Track Debris DETROIT — Four full-course...
Motorsport
Rossi’s Turn 2 Crash Triggers Debris Chain Through Three Cars at IMS Practice
Rossi's spin in Indy 500 Practice 7 became a debris chain, sweeping up O'Ward, Grosjean,...
Motorsport
NASCAR Pit Crew Steps Into Path of Runaway Pit Box at Dover, Saving FOX Reporter
A Spire Motorsports pit box broke loose at Dover, and a Trackhouse Racing tire carrier...
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Prevention & Technology
Shaping the Future of Air Travel
The summit's agenda was heavily focused on integrating robotics into the aviation industry, not just...
Prevention & Technology
FOD News Roundup – November 3rd, 2018
FOD Control: First Rung on a Career Ladder A security guard at Wheeler Downtown Airport...
Prevention & Technology
FODNews Roundup – September 3rd, 2018
New FAA Wildlife Guidelines The Federal Aviation Administration has issued new guidelines prioritizing various types...