birdstrike Archives - Airspace Africa https://airspace-africa.com/tag/birdstrike/ Latest news and insights from the aviation and travel industry in Africa Tue, 18 Apr 2023 13:15:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://airspace-africa.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/cropped-African-Airspace-Logo-Favicon-01-32x32.png birdstrike Archives - Airspace Africa https://airspace-africa.com/tag/birdstrike/ 32 32 Nairobi Airport temporarily closed after Singapore Airlines Cargo 747 suffers engine failure during takeoff   https://airspace-africa.com/2023/04/18/nairobi-airport-temporarily-closed-after-singapore-airlines-cargo-747-suffers-engine-failure-during-takeoff/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nairobi-airport-temporarily-closed-after-singapore-airlines-cargo-747-suffers-engine-failure-during-takeoff https://airspace-africa.com/2023/04/18/nairobi-airport-temporarily-closed-after-singapore-airlines-cargo-747-suffers-engine-failure-during-takeoff/#respond Tue, 18 Apr 2023 13:15:12 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=9637 On April 17th, 2023, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi was temporarily closed following an incident involving a Singapore Airlines Cargo flight SQ7343 destined for Amsterdam. The incident occurred when the Boeing 747-412F freighter (9V-SFO) suffered an engine failure during takeoff, leading to the aircraft’s rejection of the takeoff at high speed. As a [...]

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]]> https://airspace-africa.com/2023/04/18/nairobi-airport-temporarily-closed-after-singapore-airlines-cargo-747-suffers-engine-failure-during-takeoff/feed/ 0 Airlink JS-41 Propeller Punctures Fuselage after Bird Strike https://airspace-africa.com/2022/01/05/airlink-js-41-propeller-punctures-fuselage-after-bird-strike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=airlink-js-41-propeller-punctures-fuselage-after-bird-strike https://airspace-africa.com/2022/01/05/airlink-js-41-propeller-punctures-fuselage-after-bird-strike/#respond Wed, 05 Jan 2022 09:25:48 +0000 https://airspace-africa.com/?p=4884 An Airlink Jetstream JS-41, registration ZS-NRJ performing a charter flight from Johannesburg to Venetia Mine in South Africa was on approach to Venetia Mine when a bird impacted the right-hand propeller causing one of the blades to break and penetrate the aircraft fuselage. The incident occurred on January 3, 2022, and the aircraft was able [...]

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