Potentially fatal mid-air bird strikes and rare 'black swan' events capable of bringing down a passenger plane could become more frequent, aviation experts fear. It comes after a jet in South ...

The pilot of a Royal Air Force Typhoon has landed safely after an unusual incident saw the jet’s canopy jettisoned over the ...

Although colliding with birds has always been a risk of flying, it has brought down comparatively few modern aircraft. Some experts said of the Sunday crash that a bird strike was unlikely to be ...

A fiery South Korean plane crash widely credited to failed landing gear has invited a flurry of speculation, including whether something more came into play leading up to the disaster. "There are ...

The control tower at Muan International Airport had issued a bird-strike warning while the Jeju Air plane was trying to land shortly before 9 a.m. local time, the Yonhap News Agency reported ...

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 ...

Moments before the flight was due to land, air traffic control issued a bird strike warning - an alert about the risk of colliding with birds. The investigation will look to confirm if a bird ...

Investigators discovered bird feathers and blood in the engines of the Boeing jet that crashed in South Korea on December 29. The Jeju Air flight from Bangkok to Muan county ended tragically, with 179 ...

“The pilot declared mayday after issuing the bird strike alert," Joo said, adding that the aircraft was "completely destroyed" in the crash. Joo also provided an outline of the sequence of ...

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 ...