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 tire blowouts on a Skymark…
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Amsterdam Schiphol Deploys World’s First Electric TaxiBot and Puts Autonomous FOD Detection on the Roadmap
Schiphol launches an electric TaxiBot for Airbus operations, cutting taxi fuel while moving autonomous FOD detection up the Smart Ramp roadmap.
Sinkhole Found During FOD Inspection Closes LaGuardia Runway Ahead of Memorial Day Rush
A sinkhole found during routine airfield inspection shut LaGuardia's Runway 4/22 for three days, snarling Memorial Day weekend travel across…
Dallas-Fort Worth Launches $2M Pilot for Fully Autonomous FOD Detection and Removal Robot
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport has issued a procurement request for an autonomous FOD removal robot that would rank among the…
Frankfurt Airport Shuts Central Runway for 16-Day, 33,000-Tonne FOD-Risk Resurfacing Project
Frankfurt Airport Shuts Central Runway for 16-Day, 33,000-Tonne FOD-Risk Resurfacing Project FRANKFURT, Germany — Fraport AG closed Frankfurt Airport's central…
Earlier Coverage
Exploring the Rising Demand for Advanced Street Cleaning Solutions
Increasing urbanization and population densities have given rise to greater volumes of debris, litter, and pollutants on streets, leading to…
Woman killed by falling tool on Georgia highway
Deadly Debris: Unsecured Tool Causes Tragic Accident on Georgia Highway Tragedy strikes as an unsecured tool falls off a truck,…
FOD News Roundup – August 3rd, 2017
Making Debris Profitable A challenging effort is underway in India to recycle construction and demolition debris into a cost-effective alternative…
FOD News Roundup – December 3rd, 2016
Aircraft Windshields Learn how their specialized construction protects pilots from airborne FOD, such as birds, hail, ice and fog. Image…
Passenger jet crashes into highway after landing at Moscow Vnukovo Airport
A passenger jet crashed after making a hard landing at Moscow’s Vnukovo Airport. At least four people were killed and…
Wildlife Training
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is now registering for an airport wildlife training course on January 23-25, 2013, at Burbank Bob Hope…
The X-FOD Files
Who needs UFO’s, alien conspiracies and new sightings of Elvis Presley? These days, even FOD can inspire the stuff of…