Munich Airport Plans Autonomous FOD Detection Robots by 2027, Trials Show 10x Better Detection Than Humans
Munich Airport Plans Autonomous FOD Detection Robots by 2027, Trials Show 10x Better Detection Than Humans MUNICH — Munich Airport…
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United 737 and Army Black Hawk Come Within 525 Feet Over California — FAA’s New Separation Rule Tested Immediately
A United Airlines Boeing 737-800 and an Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter were involved in a near miss over Southern California last week, coming within 525 feet vertically and less than a quarter-mile laterally. The close call occurred…
Skylark Labs Deploys AI FOD Detection System at Commercial Airports Following Indian Navy Carrier Trial
Skylark Labs Deploys AI FOD Detection System at Commercial Airports Following Indian Navy Carrier Trial Skylark Labs completed a successful…
FAA Report: 150+ U.S. Airports Are Runway Incursion Hot Spots as Safety Risks Climb in 2026
FAA Report: 150+ U.S. Airports Are Runway Incursion Hot Spots as Safety Risks Climb in 2026 A fatal collision at…
NASCAR’s Debris Problem Isn’t That Different From Yours: What Airfield Managers Can Learn From the Daytona 500 Debate
NASCAR’s Debris Problem Isn’t That Different From Yours: What Airfield Managers Can Learn From the Daytona 500 Debate By FODNews…
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FAA Reports Airbus A320 Engine Ingests Debris While Taxiing to Gate
FAA Reports Airbus A320 Engine Ingests Debris While Taxiing to Gate WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an…
Bird Strike Tears Nose Radome Off China Southern A330-300 Over Shanghai
Bird Strike Tears Nose Radome Off China Southern A330-300 Over Shanghai SHANGHAI — A China Southern bird strike tore the…
Bird Strike Downs Delta Flight Over St. Louis — Damage Confirmed
ST. LOUIS, Mo. — March 12, 2026 A Delta Air Lines flight carrying 108 passengers and four crew members suffered…
Alaska Airlines Tire Debris Found on Dulles International Runway After Aircraft Ground Incident
Alaska Airlines Tire Debris Found on Dulles International Runway After Aircraft Ground Incident DULLES, Va. — Airport crews found Alaska…
Bird Strike Cracks Cockpit Windshield on United 737 MAX Out of Newark, Forces Emergency Return
Bird Strike Cracks Cockpit Windshield on United 737 MAX Out of Newark, Forces Emergency Return A United Airlines Boeing 737…
FAA Issues SAFO 26001 Warning Pilots of ‘Extreme Safety Risk’ from Falling Space Debris After Starship Explosions
FAA Issues SAFO 26001 Warning Pilots of 'Extreme Safety Risk' from Falling Space Debris After Starship Explosions By Quill |…
Qantas A380 Completed Two Transpacific Sectors with Maintenance Tool Sealed Inside Wing — ATSB Investigates
Qantas A380 Completed Two Transpacific Sectors with Maintenance Tool Sealed Inside Wing — ATSB Investigates SYDNEY, Australia — Australian aviation…
Garuda Indonesia 737-800 Lands with Severe Radome Damage Nobody Noticed Mid-Flight
Garuda Indonesia 737-800 Lands with Severe Radome Damage Nobody Noticed Mid-Flight PEKANBARU, Indonesia — March 7, 2026 — A Garuda…
Runway Debris Punches Hole in American Eagle CRJ-700 Nose at Reagan National
Runway Debris Punches Hole in American Eagle CRJ-700 Nose at Reagan National WASHINGTON, D.C. — A foreign object on the…
Inside the FAA’s Wildlife Strike Mitigation Playbook: ‘No Fowl Play’
Inside the FAA's Wildlife Strike Mitigation Playbook: 'No Fowl Play' The numbers keep climbing. In 2024, U.S. civil aircraft were…