An IndiGo flight carrying 227 passengers was forced to declare a mid-air emergency after its nose cone was torn apart.

The official cause of the crash remains unclear, but the new evidence gives further credence to earlier theories that the crash was caused, in part, by a bird strike — an increasingly common ...

In recent months, it’s been a common occurrence to see headlines about airplane engines catching fire or planes forced to ...

While large birds in particular can pose dangers to aircraft, it would be highly unusual for a bird strike alone to cause a crash, aviation experts said. Dane Williams, director of the consultancy ...

A Jeju Air plane crashed in South Korea, killing 179 of 181 on board. Investigators are considering the role of a bird strike in the crash. Bird strikes have not caused many plane losses ...

Moments before the flight was due to land, air traffic control issued a bird strike warning - an alert about the risk of colliding with birds. The investigation will look to confirm if a bird ...

Bird strikes happen far more often, but typically they don’t cause the loss of an airplane by themselves,” Mr Thomas said. Australian airline safety expert Geoffrey Dell said: “I’ve never ...

Flight PA 171, enroute from Saudi Arabia's jeddah, was nearing its scheduled arrival when the bird strike took place. No passengers or crew members were harmed, and the aircraft was secured safely ...