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Plane-Bird Collisions Up: FAA

Agency compelled to release statistics after Flight 1549

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 24, 2009 12:01 PM CDT

(Newser) – Collisions between airplanes and birds have increased dramatically since 2000, with the number of instances at 13 major US airports doubling. New York’s JFK topped the list with the most avian accidents—30—since 2000, with California’s Sacramento International the runner-up at 28,...   Read full story »

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