There were 418 reported bird strikes at the Salt Lake International Airport in 2024, with 14 causing damage to aircraft. A major plane crash this week put bird strikes in the spotlight.

Japan's government has designated a bird that caused a fatal airplane crash in South Korea in December as one of the most ...

In this case, a bird strike caused the plane's right engine to burst into flames just as the plane took off. The pilots shut down the engine and returned safely to the airport 50 minutes later.

Don't fear, bird strikes are strikingly common. Essentially, pilots see bird strikes, which occur when a bird collides with a plane's engine, cockpit window, or nose, every day in the United ...

In smaller aircraft, particularly single-engine aircraft, bird strikes can be fatal. Since 1988, 262 bird strike fatalities have been reported globally, and 250 aircraft destroyed. Morning light ...

A Jeju Air plane crashed in South Korea, killing 179 of 181 on board. Investigators are considering the role of a bird strike in the crash. Bird strikes have not caused many plane losses, and ...

There were more than 27,000 aircraft fatalities between 1988 and 2021, according to the Aviation Safety Network, putting bird strikes as a factor in fewer than 1.8% of deaths.

Experts have raised doubts that a bird strike alone could have caused the fatal plane crash that happened in South Korea on Sunday.. Newsweek reached out to the South Korean embassy in Washington ...

Startling images show an airplane’s nose completely smashed in and smeared in blood from a bird strike. Latam flight LA3367 had just taken off from Rio de Janeiro heading to São Paulo in Brazil ...

With soaring air traffic and migratory birds recovering from DDT and other pesticides, the number of bird strikes has been rising over the last 20 years, from about 1,500 in 1990 to about 8,000 ...

In smaller aircraft, particularly single-engine aircraft, bird strikes can be fatal. Since 1988, 262 bird strike fatalities have been reported globally, and 250 aircraft destroyed. Morning light ...