And let’s not forget about the C-47 Skytrain, affectionately known as the Gooney Bird. This unassuming transport plane might not look like much, but it was the workhorse of the Allied forces during ...
The first report on last month’s Jeju Air crash in South Korea has confirmed traces of bird strikes in the plane’s engines, ...
These are two extreme examples that demonstrate that bird strikes can cause substantial damage to aircraft engines. However, the important point to note is that these aren't typical circumstances.
Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of ...
The exact time the bird strike was reported by the pilots remains unconfirmed, the accident report said, but the aircraft "made an emergency declaration (Mayday x 3) for a bird strike during a go ...
Airplane mode might not be as necessary as you think, but DND mode certainly comes in handy when you’re trying to focus. Modern smartphones come packed with so many features that understanding ...
A United Airlines flight to Washington, DC, was forced to make an emergency landing after the Boeing plane abruptly plunged in midair, hurting nearly 40 people onboard, including six hospitalized ...
A United Airlines passenger jet struck a coyote during takeoff in Chicago. The Phoenix-bound flight then made a swift return to O’Hare International Airport to have the landing gear examined. None of ...
Both planes had passengers on board. Monday morning, passengers on an American Airlines plane didn’t take off after leaving the terminal. The airline says a de-icing truck “made contact ...
He held forth on everything from the color of the presidential plane to the fate of TikTok, Greenland and Canada. Trump popped in to the plane’s press cabin while flying from Las Vegas to ...