CAA Releases Latest Bird-Strike Figures
Tuesday 31 May 2011

The Civil Aviation Authority in the UK have recently announced that all reported bird strikes to aircraft were up by 23% in 2010 compared with the previous year. Confirmed bird strikes were up by 10% in 2010 against the previous year and 3% compared to 2009. 

Several species involved in aircraft bird strikes are on the increase; gulls by 50%, swallows up by 150% and there's a 45% increase in swifts striking aircraft. Interestingly, pigeons are now deemed to be less of a problem - down by 25% - kestrels involved in strikes to aircraft are also well down. 

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