Al Jazeera on MSN9d
South Korea’s worst-ever plane crash highlights dangers of bird strikes
The fatal crash of Jeju Air Flight 2216 in South Korea has highlighted the risks bird strikes pose to commercial airliners.
Bird strikes are one of aviation’s biggest problems – and they are on the rise
On Sunday, a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea, killing all but two of the 181 ...
Bird Strikes Are a Common Problem for Flights
It is not uncommon for planes to strike wildlife, but most episodes don’t result in deaths or serious injuries.
Experts question bird strike theory as cause of deadly South Korean plane crash
Experts are questioning the initial theory that a bird strike caused the deadly crash of Jeju Air flight 7C2216 in South ...
The Daily Telegraph9d
Bird strikes are one of aviation’s biggest problems – and they are on the rise
Often, a bird strike will go unnoticed until the aircraft is inspected back on ... into the Hudson River after colliding with a flock of Canada geese. The story of how Captain Chesley “Sully ...
Eyewitnesses to South Korea plane crash recount sparks in engine, bird strike before collision
Witnesses to a deadly plane crash in South Korea said they observed flames in the engine of the aircraft, heard explosions and noticed birds colliding with the plane.
Daily Mail10d
War of words over crashed South Korean jet as experts say bird strike would NOT have crippled landing gear and emergency touch-down with longer runway may have saved some of ...
Aviation experts say a bird ... encountered a flock of birds as it came in to land at Muan International Airport on Sunday morning. Unverified video footage reportedly of the aircraft shows ...
Bird strike, landing gear focus of probe in South Korea plane crash that killed 179
A possible bird strike and an unusual landing-gear failure are the main points of focus as investigators prepare to analyze ...
Can a bird strike bring down a passenger plane? The tragic mid-air collisions which claimed hundreds of lives - as expert warns fatal incidents could become MORE freq…
Doomed Jeju Air flight 2216 from Bangkok, Thailand , to Muan International Airport, exploded when it ploughed into a brick ...
Could a bird strike have caused S Korea plane crash?
South Korean officials are conducting an emergency safety investigation after 179 people died in the country's worst-ever ...