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Airports · HeathrowHeathrow officer uses bird sounds to deter wildlife from runways
Jack Quantick-Thorne, an airfield operations officer at Heathrow Airport, uses a unique method to keep wildlife away from active runways. He employs recorded bird sounds, including those of falcons and gulls, to encourage flocks of birds to move away from the airfield.
Heathrow3 min readTrust 30 · Craft 65 · Hype 20- Airports · London
Jet2 flight squawks emergency alert, lands in Paris
Jet2 flight LS1473, en route from London Stansted to Ibiza, issued a 'squawk 7700' emergency alert over northern France. The Boeing 737-800 diverted to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, landing safely shortly before 11am.
London2 min readTrust 30 · Craft 45 · Hype 41