Moving at 165 km/h, moments before it would have lifted off from the runway at Vancouver International Airport, a WestJet ...

Citing International Air Transport Agency data from January 2023 to October 2024, he said HSIA recorded 1.73 bird strikes per 1,000 flights, compared to 0.5 at other international airports.

The Air New Zealand flight was forced to abort take off due to a suspected bird strike. Picture: NewsWire / Roy VanDerVegt However, the aircraft was forced to immediately stop during takeoff ...

The old frequent-flyer adage is that sitting at the back of the plane is a safer place to be than at the front - but is that true?

Japanese authorities began culling some 50,000 chickens Sunday after a bird flu outbreak at a farm in the northern Iwate region. It is the 19th bird flu outbreak of the season in Japan ...

Four minutes before the fatal crash, the airplane pilot issued a distress signal and reported a bird strike. The report came just two minutes after ground control sent a message warning of birds ...

The South Korean plane crash that killed 179 poses several unusual mysteries. A bird strike is said to be one of the possible causes. However, mid-air bird strikes are not entirely uncommon and ...

Bird strikes occur daily for commercial flights, costing airlines millions in damages each year. Although rare, these incidents can result in... While the exact cause of the tragic plane crash in ...

While the exact cause of the tragic plane crash in South Korea that resulted in the deaths of 179 people remains unclear, there are emerging questions about whether a bird strike — an ...