Sunday, March 23, 2014

Malaysia Airlines plane hits flock of ducks in Nepal.A Malaysia Airlines aircraft on a scheduled flight (MH114) from Kuala Lumpur with 180 passengers and crewmembers on board escaped disaster while landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) here on Friday night. In Malaysia we have Bird Strike Committee but never have a meeting. Bird migration routes must be identified and well monitored. Their path may change due to the change of the environment condition because they depending on the environmental factors. Need experts to help.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/03/23/MAS-plane-ducks-nepal/
More than 75 bird strike incidents have occurred during take-off or landing at the TIA since 1990, with three resulting in major damage to aircraft. A Thai Airways Airbus A300 in 1996 and a Bangladesh Biman DC-10 in 2010 escaped without major incident, but 19 people were killed when Sita Air Dornier crashed in September 2012

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