South African private-sector regional airline Airlink has confirmed that one of its aircraft suffered a birdstrike, while operating a private charter flight. No passengers or crew were injured, but the aeroplane, a BAE Systems Jetstream 41, suffered, in the airline’s words, “substantial damage”. The aircraft was landing at Venetia airfield, in South Africa’s Limpopo province, when it hit “a large bird”. The event has been reported to the South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA), as is required by both regulations and protocols. The SACAA will now conduct an investigation into the incident.
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