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The grounding of an Oman Air Boeing 737 Max 8 at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Sunday has highlighted the “persisting” threat of bird strikes to airliners and passengers.

The British Airways flight was bound for London, until a suspected bird strike forced the pilots to divert to Boston.

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

A dozen officials gathered inside a room at Muan International Airport for a meeting of a bird strike prevention committee, where they discussed the number of aircraft being hit by birds ...

The plane made the emergency landing "after the crew reported a possible bird strike and fumes in the cabin," the FAA said.

Flight 216 departed Dulles International Airport on Saturday (26 April) around 5.30pm local time but was forced to land at ...

A British Airways diverted to Boston after the crew reported a bird strike on Saturday ... shows that the plane was only in the air for an hour as it followed the US's eastern coastline north ...

The United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched an investigation into the British Airways Boeing ...

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 ...

Bird strikes – when birds collide with aircraft – are a known hazard to aviation, particularly near wetlands or migratory flyways. They can damage engines and fuselages, and in rare cases ...