Joo, the aviation official, gave an outline of the sequence of events leading ... because of a bird strike warning. A bird ...

“The pilot declared mayday after issuing the bird strike alert," Joo said ... sending a plume of black smoke into the air. Joo provided an outline of the sequence of events leading to the ...

The aviation official, Joo Jong-wan, provided an outline of the sequence ... due to a bird strike warning. A bird strike is a collision between a bird and an aircraft. A minute later, the pilots ...

“The pilot declared mayday after issuing the bird strike alert,” Joo said ... sending a plume of black smoke into the air. Joo provided an outline of the sequence of events leading to the ...

While large birds in particular can pose dangers to aircraft, it would be highly unusual for a bird strike alone to cause a crash, aviation experts said. Dane Williams, director of the consultancy ...

“Bird strikes happen far more often, but typically they don’t cause the loss of an airplane by themselves.” Other experts echoed Thomas’s scepticism. “I’ve never seen a bird strike ...

Acting President Choi Sang-mok orders an extensive probe into the crash and the country’s airline safety systems.

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 ...

Bird strikes are not uncommon at airports but the chance of a plane crash in Hong Kong as a result of one is relatively low, aviation veterans have said, following South Korea’s worst-ever air ...