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

Aside from birds, hundreds of other types of animals are struck annually, though these incidents rarely cause human injury or ...

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

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

According to the FAA, commercial aircraft engines are designed to safely ingest birds weighing up to four pounds, and planes are built to withstand strikes from birds up to eight pounds.

The government announced a raft of aviation safety measures after a Jeju Air crash late last year that killed 179 people, ...

Mayday! Mayday!” and told air traffic controllers there had been a bird strike as the plane was making its descent. After making a sharp turn, the jet landed on its belly, slid down the runway ...

Officials investigating the crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216, which occurred in South Korea in December 2024, also confirmed evidence of a bird strike before the plane attempted a failed emergency ...

First introduced in 1962 under President John F. Kennedy, Air Force One has evolved into a high-tech, flying fortress worth ...