SEOUL & SUWON/ MUAN, Dec. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Following a bird strike incident involving Jeju Air at Muan International Airport on December 29, 2024, experts are calling for comprehensive measures to mitigate such hazards, a leading cause of aviation safety concerns globally. Bird strikes, collisions between birds and aircraft, are common near airports due to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A total of 500 aircraft incidents involving bird collisions have been reported in airports across South Korea over the past five years, according to data Wednesday. According to the data unveiled by Rep. Heo Jong-sik of the main opposition Democratic Party, the total number of aircraft bird strike cases [...]
INCHEON, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s largest airport is going high-tech to combat bird strikes, deploying drones to keep the skies safe. An unmanned aerial vehicle was launched on Thursday afternoon at a reservoir just 2 kilometers off the runway at Incheon Airport, as part of testing for the new bird strike prevention method. [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport (MOLIT) is set to introduce new reforms to the current aviation law concerning bird strikes, which will determine whether or not facilities that could attract birds can be built near airports, the government branch announced yesterday. The MOLIT’s new move comes on [...]