Aviation
Condor A320 Strikes Birds in Both Engines on Final Approach to Berlin Brandenburg
A Condor A320 ingested birds into both engines on final approach to Berlin Brandenburg on May 17 — one of commercial aviation's rarest hazard scenarios.
Air Force Grounds Entire T-38 Talon Fleet After Columbus AFB Crash, Two Pilots Eject Safely
NASA’s Aqua Nears Mission End as LEO Debris Pressure Mounts
Two Navy EA-18G Growlers Collide at Idaho Airshow — Debris Field Closes Highway as Investigation Begins
Sinkhole Found During FOD Inspection Closes LaGuardia Runway Ahead of Memorial Day Rush
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Rossi’s Turn 2 Crash Triggers Debris Chain Through Three Cars at IMS Practice
Rossi's spin in Indy 500 Practice 7 became a debris chain, sweeping up O'Ward, Grosjean,...
Motorsport
NASCAR Pit Crew Steps Into Path of Runaway Pit Box at Dover, Saving FOX Reporter
A Spire Motorsports pit box broke loose at Dover, and a Trackhouse Racing tire carrier...
Space & LEO
Solar Max Is Accelerating Orbital Decay — And That Means More Debris Risk
Space Debris Hits a Tipping Point: New Study Pinpoints the Solar Threshold Where Orbital Decay...
Aviation
NTSB: Airline Smoke-in-Cockpit Simulator Training Falls Short After Bird Strike
WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board on May 13, 2026, issued three safety recommendations...
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Croatia Airlines A220 Rejects Takeoff at 131 Knots in Split, Engine Strikes Runway Sign Post
SPLIT, Croatia — A Croatia Airlines Airbus A220-300 suffered a runway excursion Saturday at Split Airport after aborting takeoff at...
JetBlue A321 Aborts Takeoff at Saint Lucia After Bird Strike, Stranding Caribbean Passengers
Bird strike aborts JetBlue Flight 882 takeoff at Saint Lucia's Hewanorra Airport, stranding passengers overnight at the single-runway Caribbean gateway.
Passengers File $10M Claim Against Denver Citing Airport CEO’s Own ‘Preventable Tragedy’ Admission
Two law firms filed a $10M+ Notice of Claim against Denver over the May 8 Frontier runway fatality, citing the...
Air Europa 737 Bird Strike Damages Gear, Skids Off Palma Runway
A bird strike damaged the nose gear of an Air Europa 737-800, causing a runway excursion at Palma de Mallorca....
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NASA’s Aqua Nears Mission End as LEO Debris Pressure Mounts
NASA's Aqua enters its final months—retired not by hardware failure but by orbital debris pressure....
Space & LEO
Solar Max Is Accelerating Orbital Decay — And That Means More Debris Risk
Space Debris Hits a Tipping Point: New Study Pinpoints the Solar Threshold Where Orbital Decay...
Space & LEO
Russian Spacecraft Maneuvers Within 3 Meters of Object at 585 km, Raising Kessler Alarm
On April 28, 2026, two Russian military satellites closed to within approximately 3 meters of...
Space & LEO
Lidar Catches a Falcon 9 in the Act: Ground-Based Lasers Become a New Tool for Reentry Chemistry
For decades, researchers at Germany’s Leibniz Institute for Atmospheric Physics aimed high-powered lasers at the...
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Air Force Grounds Entire T-38 Talon Fleet After Columbus AFB Crash, Two Pilots Eject Safely
The Air Force grounded all T-38 Talon trainers on May 19 after a Columbus AFB...
Military & Defense
Two Navy EA-18G Growlers Collide at Idaho Airshow — Debris Field Closes Highway as Investigation Begins
Two Navy EA-18G Growlers collided at the Gunfighter Skies airshow on May 17. All four...
Military & Defense
Colombian C-130 Caucaya Crash: Trees Blamed
Colombian investigators say a C-130H ingested plant material from trees off Caucaya's runway end before...
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Sweeper Overview
Foreign object debris (FOD) is a major threat in manufacturing and aviation environments. Not only...
Industrial
FODNews Roundup – November 3rd, 2017
Clean Factories The best time to plan for periodic cleaning of your equipment is at...
Industrial
New Video Addresses FOD Prevention in Electronics Assembly
IPC has released a new program that focuses exclusively on FOD Prevention in Electronics Assembly....
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Rossi’s Turn 2 Crash Triggers Debris Chain Through Three Cars at IMS Practice
Rossi's spin in Indy 500 Practice 7 became a debris chain, sweeping up O'Ward, Grosjean,...
Motorsport
NASCAR Pit Crew Steps Into Path of Runaway Pit Box at Dover, Saving FOX Reporter
A Spire Motorsports pit box broke loose at Dover, and a Trackhouse Racing tire carrier...
Motorsport
Grosjean Hits Bird at 230 mph During Indy 500 Open Test — Inside Motorsport’s Forgotten FOD Risk
Romain Grosjean struck a bird at 230 mph during the Indy 500 Open Test. Inside...
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Shaping the Future of Air Travel
The summit's agenda was heavily focused on integrating robotics into the aviation industry, not just...
Prevention & Technology
FOD News Roundup – November 3rd, 2018
FOD Control: First Rung on a Career Ladder A security guard at Wheeler Downtown Airport...
Prevention & Technology
FODNews Roundup – September 3rd, 2018
New FAA Wildlife Guidelines The Federal Aviation Administration has issued new guidelines prioritizing various types...