Fish FOD Grounds Plane
Several American Airlines flight attendants were taken to a hospital in Miami on December 23rd when they were overcome by…
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Owl “Irruption” Causing Bird-Strike Risk
Despite their renowned wisdom, snowy owls migrating south are mistaking airport runways for safe habitat, putting themselves, and air travelers,…
Boston Logan Becomes First US Airport To Have Automated FOD Detection System Installed
Boston Logan International has become the first airport in the US to use an automated runway FOD detection system. The…
Airbus Creates Volcanic Ash Cloud Test
Engineers from Airbus and their customer Easyjet have teamed up to create an artificial ash cloud to test a sensor…
FOD Detection System In Israel
The new FODetect foreign object debris (FOD) detection systems went operational in mid-May at Tel Aviv’s Ben-Gurion International Airport (LLBG).…
FOD on a Boat
Foreign Object Damage - or FOD - costs the Navy almost $90 million a year. That's why combating FOD is…
FOD incident forces emergency landing of Air France A-330
A tool left inside the engine of an Airbus 330 caused a mid-air engine snag shortly after take off in…
Keeping the Runway Clean Is Now a Little Easier
Israel’s Xsight has developed its new FODetect system to help airport managers keep runways clear during rainstorms or even in…
Many Runways need replacing; Tulsa’s overhaul is underway.
After 30 years, a runway begins to show its age. Repeated landings of 150,000-pound aircraft at Tulsa International Airport's 10,000-foot…
Inspector General Urges Review Of FAA Wildlife Hazard Plans
Prompted by a scathing audit report by the Transportation Department inspector general about the ineffective implementation of its wildlife hazard…
Can the FAA keep up with advancing technology?
The unfolding saga of Boeing's highest-profile plane has raised new questions about federal oversight of aircraft makers and airlines. After…
Helicopter Hits Crane 80 Stories Above Downtown London
British Prime Minister David Cameron has ordered a review of the regulation of helicopter flights over central London in the…
FOB = Fool On Bike
An aircraft came within inches of crashing into an unidentified man riding his quad bike on a runway, while his…
Fire, Fuel Leak Add to Dreamliner’s Woes
The new year is off to a rough start for Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner, with one plane catching fire and…
Recent Accidents Include Powerline and Animal Strikes
Preliminary Report: Brazilian Jet Overruns Runway Cessna Citation CJ3, São Paulo (SBSP), Brazil, Nov. 11, 2012–The captain of a Cessna Citation…