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Bird Strike

Bird strike forces emergency landing as smoke fills cabin | VIDEO

  • Aug 5, 2025

FedEx plane lands at Newark after bird strike sets engine on fire

  • Mar 1, 2025

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

Spirit plane catches fire after hitting bird at NJ airport

  • Oct 3, 2021

Osprey that flew into LIRR train released by wildlife officials

  • May 15, 2020

Flames shoot from plane engine after bird strike: VIDEO

  • Sep 11, 2019

Latest Videos

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Bird strike deemed false alarm after flight aborts takeoff at LGA

  • Sep 3
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Spirit plane catches fire after hitting bird at NJ airport

  • Oct 3, 2021
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Air Force 2 strikes bird, forces landing with VP Pence onboard

  • Sep 23, 2020
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Delta plane makes emergency landing at JFK after bird strike

  • Jul 7, 2020
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Osprey that flew into LIRR train released by wildlife officials

  • May 15, 2020
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Plane lands safely at JFK following bird strike.

  • May 18, 2019
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JetBlue flight lands safely at JFK Airport after bird strike during takeoff in Boston

  • Oct 24, 2017
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NY plane makes emergency landing after bird strike

  • Apr 15, 2016

Latest Stories

Plane lands safely at JFK following bird strike

The Delta Airlines plane suffered serious damage to its right wing. Sources tell Eyewitness News the flight was from Lisbon and hit birds while approaching JFK.

  • May 18, 2019

Delta flight lands safely at JFK Airport after bird strike during takeoff

A plane that struck birds shortly after takeoff at John F. Kennedy International Airport needed to make an emergency landing Saturday morning.

  • Mar 31, 2018

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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JetBlue flight lands safely at JFK Airport after bird strike during takeoff in Boston

The FAA said JetBlue Flight 877, an Airbus 320, struck the birds after taking off at Boston Logan International Airport.

  • Oct 24, 2017

JetBlue flight makes emergency landing at Dulles after possible bird strike

The captain on the flight from Washington Dulles Airport reported the possible bird strike and returned to the airport.

  • May 18, 2017