FOD Hampers Zia International Airport (Read More)
The main international airport in Bangladesh faces continuing FAA restrictions on flights to the United States due to pavement irregularities.

RED HORSE to the Rescue in Iraq (Read More)
Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers repair deteriorating runway pavement at Kirkuk Regional Air Base.

How FOD Happens and How to Stop It:
Video Collage of FOD Damage and FOD BOSS Sweeper (Read More)
A video collage that demonstrates the damage FOD can do and highlights the effectiveness of the FOD BOSS Sweeper.

Dramatic Video: Bird Strike Sets Plane on Fire (Read More)
An Airbus 330-200 Air Mauritius flight aborted takeoff at New Delhi – read the news story and watch the evacuation video (scroll down now and look to the right side of the current web page to see the video).

Preventing Bird Strikes with Radar (Read More)
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University's Airport Wildlife Mitigation newsletter reports on new technologies for long-range bird detection.

Lawsuit After FOD Incident Claims 14 Lives (Read More)
A group of military families in the United States will file suit over the fatal August 2007 crash of a Black Hawk helicopter in Iraq.

The Ultimate FOD Prevention Program Manual

Learjet Accident Caused by FOD (Read More)
The NTSB determined that FOD caused a Bombardier Learjet 36A to skid off the runway at Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport.

Meet the One-Armed Bandits of FOD (Read More)
On August 12-14, the 29th Nation Aerospace FOD Prevention Conference will be held at the Las Vegas Hilton. Talk shop with FOD managers from around the country, cruise the exhibit hall and take in some shows at the Entertainment Capital of the World.

Boeing's FOD Awareness Slideshow (Read More)
See how this major aerospace manufacturer trains its personnel to understand and control FOD.

Dreamliner Plant Spends Full Day on FOD (Read More)
US aviation's most ambitious manufacturing project engages in a major FOD training exercise.

France Charges Manslaughter over Concorde Disaster (Read More)
French prosecutors file criminal charges against Continental Airlines and five individuals.

Mechanic Ingested into Turbofan (Read More)
An aircraft mechanic dies after being sucked into an Airbus A320 in the Canary Islands.

Now Multiply This By $30 Per Hour... (Read More)
A US Air Force base deploys the FOD*BOSS and saves over 13,000 work hours annually.

Revenge of the Creature (Read More)
Researchers at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California propose creating a prototype for a small robotic vehicle - dubbed "The Creature" - that can locate and remove FOD aboard naval aviation vessels.

FAA tests Automated FOD detectors (Read More)
FAA tests several automated FOD detection systems at US airports. If successful, the agency might publish standards that will allow airports to apply for federal money to purchase them.

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Airports Attack Threat From Runway Debris

F.A.A. Tests Ways To Detect Runway Junk

Birds Strafe F-22s with Clamshells (Read More)
Officials at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia fight to protect the military's newest fighter planes from an abundance of local wildlife.

Falcons Protect British Airport (Read More)
For the past fifteen years, a wildlife specialist has used specially-trained raptors to chase birds from Leeds Bradford International Airport.

Screech Owl Hitches Ride on Hornet (Read More)
While deployed to the Persian Gulf, mechanics aboard the USS Harry S. Truman find a very small stowaway inside an F/A 18 fighter jet.

CAPTURING MILITARY FOD - LITERALLY (Read More)
To discover just how seriously the military treats FOD in the Middle East, check out these photos of an armed maintenance technician "guarding" a two hundred pound pile of FOD.

US NAVY FOD REGULATIONS (Read More)
Read the Naval Aviation Maintenance Program Standard Operating Procedures for FOD control. The FOD program is on Page 142 of the document or 150 of the PDF file. The Tool Control program is on page 151 of the document or 159 of the PDF file.

United States Air Force FOD*BOSS Sweeper Guidance (Read More)
United States Air Force FOD*BOSS sweeper guidance for Dover AFB, Grand Forks AFB, RAF Lakenheath (USAFE), McChord AFB, Tinker AFB, 914th Airlift Wing, 939th Air Refueling Wing.

TRACK THOSE TOOLS (Read More)
Spend too much time searching for mislaid tools? The latest issue of the Naval Safety Center's Mech Magazine features several insightful articles on the topic of Tool Control.

THE COST OF FOD PER FLIGHT (Read More)
Ever wonder how much FOD costs you every time a plane leaves the runway? Insight SRI has estimated the cost of FOD on a per-flight and per-passenger basis.

SINGAPORE OPTS FOR OPTICAL SURVEILLANCE (Read More)
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore has awarded a contract to Singapore-based Stratech Systems to deploy its iFerret runway surveillance system to Changi International Airport

FOD DETECTION SYSTEM RECEIVES NOMINIATION (Read More)
Stratech System's "iFerret" system, which features self-calibrating cameras and automated scene analysis, has been nominated for the ATC Global Awards 2008.

The US ARMY'S FOD PROGRAM (Read More)
In a recent update, the 35-page pamphlet for the Army Aviation Accident Prevention Program now describes a FOD prevention program.

THE GOLDEN BOLT (Read More)
Deployed to the harsh deserts of southern Iraq, the US Air Force's 407th Air Expeditionary Group takes a carrot-and-stick approach to FOD control.

DEADLY BIRD STRIKE OVER MOSCOW (Read More)
Investigators have determined that bird strikes on the starboard engines of an Antonov An-12 freighter caused the aircraft to crash.

Sterilizing Your Work Place
Tool Control - Repair Shop vs. Operating Room (Read more)
A comprehensive article on effective tool control by MSgt Steven Ball during his time as FOD Monitor for the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base.

Free FOD Awareness Instructional Materials (Read more)

FOD on the Radar (Read more)
Can modern radar technology produce a better set of eyeballs for busy FOD monitors? TF Green Airport in Rhode Island becomes the first commercial airport in the US to test a new radar-based system for detecting FOD on runways.

FOD Forensics (Read more)
Fighting FOD Like CSI

FOD*BOSS Saves the Day (Read more)

Capture a treasure trove of FOD stories from the US Naval Aviation? (Read more)
Click here and raid Mech Magazine's Vault!

FOD Is A Dirty Word (Read more)
by Delta Airlines Atlanta Worldport Safety Department

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How Aussie Airports "Do It Down Under":
"DEBRIS DANGER" (Read more) by Airports Magazine

"FOD - An Airlines Perspective" (Read more)
by Mr. Jim Stephan - Delta Airlines Corporate Safety
PowerPoint presentation for FAA Safety Conference

"THE FOD*BOSS IS A NECESSARY AIRPORT MANAGEMENT TOOL"
(Read more)

A vortex initiates due to the presence of a prevailing wind that blows at an angle to the intake face and forms a shear vector that causes the airflow-to-ground-plane interaction to swirl.

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Deadly FOD Discounted as Threat (Read more)
by Todd Halvorson, Larry Wheeler and John Kelly, FLORDIA TODAY

Small or Large, Foreign Objects Can Be Costly (Read more)
by Carol O'Maley

The X-FOD Files (Read more)
Click here to read about strange maintenance on a Chinese aircraft. Are aliens involved?

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UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FOD REGULATIONS (Read more)
Read the US Air Force instructions for FOD control. The FOD program is on Page 324. The Tool Control program is on Page 233.

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