Voluntarily reported bird strikes at local airports have increased 46%, according to a Newsday analysis of FAA data.
There were 418 reported bird strikes at the Salt Lake International Airport in 2024, with 14 causing damage to aircraft.
Officials of other airlines said bird strikes have become frequent at Dhaka airport, resulting in significant financial ...
The Boeing 737 Max hit a coyote while taking off, forcing it to return to Chicago O’Hare after just 40 minutes of flying.
"Most bird strikes cause no significant damage, as modern aircraft are built to withstand such events. However, certain factors can increase the risk," he said. "Larger birds or collisions with ...
In the US, wildlife strikes cause more than $900 million in damage to aircraft each year and have resulted in more than 250 fatalities since 1988. Data from the US Federal Aviation Administration ...
Of those strikes, 3.6 percent caused damage. Here are some notable episodes when a bird strike was found to have contributed to an aviation accident. A Boeing 737 Max Crash in Ethiopia The March ...
Most of the time, bird strikes will cause damage to airlines, but pilots are safely able to land the plane. American Airlines, for example, suffered a bird strike over New York in December and ...
A bird strike is a possible cause of the fatal Jeju Air crash in South Korea, but many experts say they are skeptical it's ...
THE Jeju Air jet crash in South Korea and the failure of its black box may have been caused by a series of catastrophes ...