US - Bird strike causes emergency landing at LaGuardia Airport

[Pathfinder]

Bird strike causes emergency landing at LaGuardia Airport

By Philip MessingApril 30, 2015 | 8:07pm

A Detroit-bound jet that took off from LaGuardia Airport was forced to return right back to the airport Thursday afternoon after one or more birds struck the left wing flap...

The pilot of the American Airlines Envoy Air commuter jet declared an emergency at just before 3:22 p.m. and was ordered by the tower to continue on to JFK Airport and land there, officials said.

But the damage was so extensive that the pilot thought better of even that short a trip, and returned the plane to LaGuardia.
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It?s the second plane this month to make an emergency landing due to a bird strike as it left LaGuardia...
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http://nypost.com/2015/04/30/bird-strike-causes-emergency-landing-at-laguardia-airport/

 

[Emily]

Bird strike cases on the rise, Swansea university experts warn

• 30 April 2015

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They call for better management of "crowded" airspace and creating "airspace reserves" to protect birds.
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The study published in Science said that the increasing using of airspace for transportation, energy generation such as power lines and turbines as well as surveillance was in conflict with wildlife.
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Prof Rory Wilson and Dr Emily Shepard from Swansea University's Department of Biosciences said disturbances to airflow has an impact on the distribution of birds and affects aerial micro-organisms which could, in turn, have an effect on the climate.

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"But detailed data on how animals use space is now needed which can help guide local planning decisions, building designs and measures that protect our wildlife."

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-32539351
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Blue lights could prevent bird strikes
By Ian Randall
13 April 2015 3:45 pm
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One possible approach to reducing collisions lies in outfitting planes with warning lights that would help birds notice their approach and avoid a collision, but the differences between human and avian sight?which include a wider color space and higher sensitivity to ultraviolet light in birds?make developing such solutions complicated. Now, researchers have found that blue LED lights (with a wavelength of 470 nm) are the most conspicuous to brown-headed cowbirds, which often collide with aircraft....

http://news.sciencemag.org/plants-animals/2015/04/blue-lights-could-prevent-bird-strikes​

P&W happy with PW1000G?s bird-strike performance By: Greg Waldron
Singapore
09:22 22 Apr 2015
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He adds: ?The only thing that does any work on the blade is the titanium leading edge. It chops up the birds and ice and all that stuff, and the rest of the blade is along for the ride.?

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/pampw-happy-with-pw1000gs-bird-strike-performance-411467/​