China Southern Airlines to Study Bird Strikes at New Baiyun Intl. Airport; More Than $500 Million in Global Damage Since '85.Business/Travel Editors GUANGZHOU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2002 China Southern Airlines China Southern Airlines (中国南方航空公司) (SEHK: 1055, NYSE: ZNH) is an airline based in Guangzhou in the Guangdong province of the People's Republic of China. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ZNH)(HKSE HKSE Hong Kong Stock Exchange :1055), the largest airline in The People's Republic of China, is pleased to announce that the China Southern Endangered Animal Institute & Bird Avoidance Committee has commissioned a new study on bird strikes at the massive New Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport or Pai Yuen Airport was the main airport in Guangzhou, China, until August 5, 2004, when it was replaced by the identically named Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, some 17 kilometers away. . This newly commissioned study will be the first investigation program of its kind to study the migration of birds in China. The New Baiyun International Airport will be the largest airport in China and is slated to open in October 2003. Bird strikes are no laughing matter No Laughing Matter is an episode of U.S. Acres from the series Garfield and Friends. It was the 74th episode produced for the series, although it is listed as the 71st episode on the Garfield and Friends DVD. It originally aired on October 21, 1989. . It is a deadly serious business. Bird strikes -- where birds hit aircraft or get sucked up into jet engines -- can cause millions of dollars in damages to the aviation industry and can also have fatal consequences. Bird and other wildlife strikes to aircraft annually cause over $500 Million (USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ) in damage to civil and military aviation. Furthermore, these strikes put the lives of aircraft crew members and their passengers at risk. More than 400 people have been killed as a result of bird strikes. In the United States alone there have been 38,000 bird-aircraft strikes, which have killed 33 aviators, destroyed 30 aircraft and caused more than $500 million in equipment damage since 1985. For example: a 12-lb Canadian goose striking a commuter aircraft at take-off generates the same force as a 1,000-lb weight dropped from a height of 10 feet. The world aviation community has a long way to go to solve this dilemma. China Southern Airlines will be working diligently to study the migration, feeding habits and ecological environment around the new airport complex. In addition, the airline will work with the new airport's management on how to properly organize aviary aviary Structure for keeping captive birds, usually spacious enough for the aviculturist to enter. Aviaries range from small enclosures to large flight cages 100 ft (30 m) or more long and up to 50 ft (15 m) high. Enclosures for birds that fly only little or weakly (e.g. research, track similar experiences around the world at other airports and translate that into "real world" solutions for Southern China. Plans call for China Southern Airlines' completed report to be presented at a seminar hosted by the International Bird Strike Committee, www.int-birdstrike.com. The largest airline in The People's Republic of China for the past 23 years, China Southern Airlines, www.cs-air.com/en, connects more than 80 cities around the globe. Major business and vacation destinations served in China include: Beijing, Chengdu, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hong Kong, Kunming, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Wuhan; as well as international service, including: Amsterdam, Bangkok, Fukuoka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City, formerly Saigon, city (1997 pop. 5,250,000), on the right bank of the Saigon River, a tributary of the Dong Nai, Vietnam. , Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Los Angeles, Manila, Melbourne, Osaka, Penang, Phnom Penh, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo. For China Southern Airlines reservations and information, please contact your local travel agent. |
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