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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 runway late Sunday night, launching...
Indonesia Bird Strikes Surged 80% in 2025 — Lion Group Sounds Alarm Ahead of Packed Lebaran Travel Season
Meteorite Strikes German Home as ESA Fireball Lights Up Five European Countries
Denver International’s Growing Wildlife Crisis: More Flights, More Strikes, More Risk
Air Ambulance Makes Emergency Landing After Bird Strike Over Kansas
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Space Junk Is Now Triggering Seismic Events — A New Frontier in Debris Impact Science
When Chinese space hardware screamed back through Earth’s atmosphere in April 2024, it left more...
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Scientists Publish First-Ever Direct Measurement of Space Debris Pollution in Low Earth Orbit
For the first time, scientists have completed a direct space debris pollution measurement. It tracks...
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India’s DGCA Investigating Suspected Dual Engine Failure from Bird Ingestion
India’s DGCA is investigating dual engine bird ingestion as a possible cause of the country’s...
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UK Experts Warn Space Junk Strike Is Inevitable — ‘Just a Matter of When’
British space safety experts warn that orbital debris striking populated areas is no longer a...
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Indonesia Bird Strikes Surged 80% in 2025 — Lion Group Sounds Alarm Ahead of Packed Lebaran Travel Season
Indonesia Bird Strikes Surged 80% in 2025 — Lion Group Sounds Alarm Ahead of Packed Lebaran Travel Season JAKARTA, Indonesia...
Denver International’s Growing Wildlife Crisis: More Flights, More Strikes, More Risk
Denver International’s Growing Wildlife Crisis: More Flights, More Strikes, More Risk Denver International Airport recorded a staggering 878 wildlife strikes...
Air Ambulance Makes Emergency Landing After Bird Strike Over Kansas
An air ambulance aircraft struck a bird approximately 12 miles north of Ottawa, Kansas, on March 3, 2026. The crew...
Wildlife Strikes Surge 14% Year-Over-Year as GA Airports Bear the Brunt
Wildlife strikes against U.S. civil aircraft jumped 14% in 2024, hitting 22,372 incidents. General aviation airports are disproportionately affected, with...
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Meteorite Strikes German Home as ESA Fireball Lights Up Five European Countries
Meteorite Strikes German Home as ESA Fireball Lights Up Five European Countries KOBLENZ, Germany —...
Space & LEO
Space Junk Is Now Triggering Seismic Events — A New Frontier in Debris Impact Science
When Chinese space hardware screamed back through Earth’s atmosphere in April 2024, it left more...
Space & LEO
Scientists Publish First-Ever Direct Measurement of Space Debris Pollution in Low Earth Orbit
For the first time, scientists have completed a direct space debris pollution measurement. It tracks...
Space & LEO
UK Experts Warn Space Junk Strike Is Inevitable — ‘Just a Matter of When’
British space safety experts warn that orbital debris striking populated areas is no longer a...
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Harnessing the Power of Artificial Intelligence
Luke Air Force Base (Luke AFB) is taking a significant leap into the future with...
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Unnoticed FOD Leads to Costly Engine Damage
A lost flashlight left inside an F-35 engine during maintenance work resulted in the engine...
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Strengthening Safety Measures in Aviation
Assam’s LGBIA Launches FOD Walk-Through Campaign to Promote Safety Awareness Assam’s Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International...
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Sweeper Overview
Foreign object debris (FOD) is a major threat in manufacturing and aviation environments. Not only...
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FODNews Roundup – November 3rd, 2017
Clean Factories The best time to plan for periodic cleaning of your equipment is at...
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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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Shaping the Future of Air Travel
The summit's agenda was heavily focused on integrating robotics into the aviation industry, not just...
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FOD News Roundup – November 3rd, 2018
FOD Control: First Rung on a Career Ladder A security guard at Wheeler Downtown Airport...
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FODNews Roundup – September 3rd, 2018
New FAA Wildlife Guidelines The Federal Aviation Administration has issued new guidelines prioritizing various types...