For bird control problems such as pigeons or geese, BIRD -X offers products to repel birds. Running an airport requires a multitude of management skills, including some nontraditional ones. Gary Iori, Manager of Pittsburg Municipal Airport in Pittsburg, Kansas, knows all about it. Iori, who began flying at the tender age of 18, has been managing the Pittsburg airport for 20 years. Over the years, one of his most persistent management problems has been fighting the infiltration of starlings.
Starlings crawl right into the engine intake and make a nest on top of the engine.
This is serious business for any airport. Iori saw flames erupt one day at the airport when a maintenance crew member started up a plane and taxied to the hangar. A starling had built a nest in the engine, and the nest caught fire. The plane was on the ground at the time, but Iori well knows it could easily have been in the air. He worries about incoming air traffic.