DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Title

WWW Integration of FAA and SWA Birdstrike Reporting Systems

Authors

Stanley D. Clark

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

September 2007

The Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) Birdstrike Reporting System has historically been a manual, “pen and paper” system since its inception. Because it has been so labor-intensive, birdstrike reporting by Southwest Airline Pilots could best be described as “sporadic” as long as the FAA system operated outside the internal airline system. By using web-based reporting systems, with imbedded checks and balances, Southwest Airlines has achieved a dramatic increase in birdstrikes reported to the FAA.