He added that altitude is crucial if a bird strike damages both engines, as pilots at low altitude would face "a huge number of decisions in a very short space of time". He said there is an ...

The pilots’ conversation with air traffic controllers, revealed in a partial transcript, could offer clues to what caused the ...

The majority of bird strikes take place at around 3,000 feet although they have been known to occur at the typical cruising altitude of 35,000 feet. A bird strike is feared to have been ...

Independent aviation experts were also casting doubt on the bird strike theory ... "Birds don't fly at the type of an ...