Atlanta-bound flight from San Jose diverted following reported bird strike, officials say
A Delta plane flying out of San Jose was diverted on Tuesday due to a reported bird strike.Airport officials say the incident ...
Flair Airlines Pilot Injured During Bird Strike On Boeing 737 MAX 8 Cockpit Window
Bird strike shatters Flair Airlines windscreen panel, injures captain . More details have emerged about a bird strike ...
United Airlines Boeing 737-900ER Damaged After Bird Strike During Landing In Newark
A United Airlines flight was on descent into Newark Liberty International Airport on Thursday, October 28th. As it was ...
Planes at PDX ‘ingest’ birds into their engines every year. Massive efforts try to prevent that
A bird that was sucked into an engine during an Alaska Airlines flight Sunday actually wasn’t such a rare event.
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Captain of Flair Airlines 737 injured as birdstrike shatters cockpit window
The captain of a Flair Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 suffered minor injuries after a birdstrike shattered a cockpit window.
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Collisions between planes and birds follow seasonal patterns and overlap with breeding and migration—new research
Bird strikes with aircraft pose a serious threat to human safety. The problem dates back to the early days of aviation, with the first death of a pilot recorded in 1912 when an aircraft crashed ...
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Bird wings inspire new approach to flight safety
Engineers found a way to help airplanes avoid stall with lightweight plastic flaps that flutter with pressure changes. The flaps mimick a class of feathers that are key to birds' most daring aerial ...
Coroner hands down findings into plane crash that killed experienced pilot Tom Grey
A Queensland coroner has handed down her report into a freak crash that killed respected pilot Tom Grey. The 32-year-old crop ...
Boeing’s machinists strike is over but the troubled aerospace giant still faces many challenges
The deal includes pay raises of 38% over four years, and ratification and productivity bonuses. Boeing refused to meet a ...
Boeing’s Strike Is Over. Its Problems Are Not.
The aerospace manufacturer and its new chief executive face a daunting to-do list, including improving quality and increasing ...
Boeing factory strike ends as workers vote to accept contract
The work stoppage by 33,000 factory workers at the struggling aerospace giant comes to an end after more than seven weeks.
Collisions between planes and birds follow seasonal patterns and overlap with breeding and migration – new research
Collisions between birds and planes peak at the end of the breeding season when fledglings join flocks. For these young birds, avoiding foreign objects in the flight path may be a learned behaviour.