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Bird Strike

Bird strikes force 2 flights to make emergency landings at IAH

  • Apr 26, 2023

2 American Airlines planes catch fire within days: VIDEO

  • Apr 24, 2023

Plane makes emergency landing after bird strikes engine, causes fire

  • Mar 6, 2023

Spirit Airlines jet engine ablaze after bird flies into it in NJ

  • Oct 4, 2021

Flames shoot from plane engine after bird strike: VIDEO

  • Sep 11, 2019

Pelican smashes into family's windshield

  • Jun 7, 2019

American Airlines flight makes emergency landing after bird strike

  • Apr 1, 2019

United jet returns to Bush Intercontinental after bird strike

  • Apr 25, 2018

Latest Videos

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Bird strikes force 2 flights to make emergency landings at IAH

  • Apr 26, 2023
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Delta plane makes emergency landing at JFK after bird strike

  • Jul 7, 2020
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Pelican smashes into Galveston County family's windshield while on the causeway

  • Jun 7, 2019
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United Airlines from Houston to Calgary had to return to Bush airport after a bird strike

  • Apr 25, 2018
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A United Airlines jet had to return to Bush airport after a bird-strike

  • Apr 25, 2018
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Bird strikes airliner and gets stuck in nose

  • Nov 15, 2017
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How common are airplane bird strikes?

  • Mar 3, 2017

Latest Stories

Bird stuck in nose of American Airlines jet after striking it

There have been recorded instances of birds hitting commercial airplanes in the past. Images from one recent strike, though, is showing a freakish result: the bird stuck in the nose of the aircraft.

  • Nov 15, 2017
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How common are airplane bird strikes?

After a Southwest flight bound for Houston was forced to land after striking a bird, Ted Oberg Investigates looks into the frequency of bird strikes at major airports.

  • Dec 6, 2016

Houston-bound flight diverted after striking bird

A Southwest Airlines flight bound for Hobby Airport was forced to return to Memphis on Sunday evening after the aircraft struck a bird, the airline confirms.

  • Dec 5, 2016

Plane makes emergency landing at Hooks Airport after bird crashes through windshield

The pilot of a small Cessna aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing in Tomball after a bird crashed through the windshield and hit him in the face.

  • Jun 30, 2016

Town under siege by band of blackbirds

The scene is reminiscent of the classic Alfred Hitchcock film, "The Birds"

  • May 20, 2016