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Are they a "huge" problem? How many occur every day? How many fatal accidents do they cause - as a percentage of all flights?
by SmellyGeekBoy 8y ago
Are they a "huge" problem? How many occur every day? How many fatal accidents do they cause - as a percentage of all flights?
- mschuster91 8y agoWhat makes the problem "huge" is the fear of bird strikes. You can read up (e.g.) on https://www.thespruce.com/how-do-airports-prevent-bird-strikes-386490 https://www.thespruce.com/how-do-airports-prevent-bird-strik.... In absolute numbers, per FAA there were 13k bird strike events in 2016, with 262 deaths+279 injuries from 1990-2013 (so about 11 deaths/year on average): https://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_safety/wildlife/faq/ https://www.faa.gov/airports/airport_safety/wildlife/faq/ Obviously most birdstrikes are harmless but everyone fears a scenario like in 2009 in NYC.