Bird strikes pose major challenge to air travel

In Summary

Two days ago, Air Tanzania’s Bombardier 5H-TCE aircraft hit the birds during landing at Mwanza Airport. This happened three days after Precision Air reported that it had grounded its ATR-72-500 aircraft after it ran into a flock during landing

By Syriacus Buguzi & Jonathan Musa @TheCitizenTZ news@thecitizen.co.tz

In less than a week, two planes have collided with birds at Mwanza Airport raising flight safety concerns and related airline cost implications, as airport authorities struggle to contain the