Two consecutive days of bird strikes have grounded Air Peace aircraft, disrupting its flight operations. The incidents affected three of the airline’s aircraft within 24 hours. Saturday PUNCH ...

While we don’t know exactly what happened, bird strike is a common and real risk for aircraft. It can damage planes, and even lead to deaths. A bird strike is a collision between an aircraft and ...

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 ...

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 Pacific Air Forces report says that a F-16 Fighting Falcon with the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron that dropped two fuel tanks in May 2024 hit multiple birds shortly after ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A spokesperson for British Airways said that the Boeing 777 was diverted to Boston “as a precaution following a suspected bird strike”. It added that engineers were inspecting the aircraft.

A spokesperson for British Airways said the flight was diverted to Boston "as a precaution following a suspected bird strike," adding that engineers were inspecting the aircraft. A Massachusetts ...