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Standardizing Data Is Issue As Bird Strike Problem Grows

Steve Scott

Monday, June 5th, 2006

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As U.S. and Canadian officials continue working toward an integrated bird strike database, airlines and airports will soon have practical new alternatives for keeping birds and aircraft apart. The database efforts principally take the form of the "North American Bird Strike Advisory System" (NABSAS), a joint effort by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Transport Canada (TC), those countries' defense agencies, as well as the U.S. Air Force (USAF) Academy in Colorado (where primary research is being conducted through the Institute for…

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