Voluntarily reported bird strikes at local airports have increased 46%, according to a Newsday analysis of FAA data.

Essentially, pilots see bird strikes, which occur when a bird collides with a plane ... The collision damaged the plane’s radome and forced one of its engines to shut down. The pilots made an ...

While the bird strike caused only minor damage to the radome, the aircraft was grounded for a post-flight inspection. Same as the previous aircraft, Spirit Airlines ferried the aircraft to Detroit ...