Bird strikes occur daily for commercial flights, costing airlines millions in damages each year. Although rare, these ...
One in every 524 flights will hit a bird at the Salt Lake airport. Investigators suspect a bird strike may have been involved ...
Among other things, the aviation regulator has asked officials to implement a habitat management programme to reduce the population of hazardous wildlife around airports.
Investigators are looking into bird strikes and weather conditions as possible factors behind the incident. Officials also suspect a landing gear failure, possibly due to a bird strike ...
This could have been the result of a bird strike. "Witnesses cited signs ... considered a last-ditch manoeuvre. Planes hit by technical malfunction usually circle the airport as the pilots try ...