Garuda Indonesia 737-800 Lands with Severe Radome Damage Nobody Noticed Mid-Flight
Garuda Indonesia 737-800 Lands with Severe Radome Damage Nobody Noticed Mid-Flight PEKANBARU, Indonesia — March 7, 2026 — A Garuda…
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Qantas A380 Completed Two Transpacific Sectors with Maintenance Tool Sealed Inside Wing — ATSB Investigates
Qantas A380 Completed Two Transpacific Sectors with Maintenance Tool Sealed Inside Wing — ATSB Investigates SYDNEY, Australia — Australian aviation investigators have opened a formal inquiry after a Qantas A380 maintenance tool was discovered inside the left wing structure —…
Runway Debris Punches Hole in American Eagle CRJ-700 Nose at Reagan National
Runway Debris Punches Hole in American Eagle CRJ-700 Nose at Reagan National WASHINGTON, D.C. — A foreign object on the…
Inside the FAA’s Wildlife Strike Mitigation Playbook: ‘No Fowl Play’
Inside the FAA's Wildlife Strike Mitigation Playbook: 'No Fowl Play' The numbers keep climbing. In 2024, U.S. civil aircraft were…
Indonesia Bird Strikes Surged 80% in 2025 — Lion Group Sounds Alarm Ahead of Packed Lebaran Travel Season
Indonesia Bird Strikes Surged 80% in 2025 — Lion Group Sounds Alarm Ahead of Packed Lebaran Travel Season JAKARTA, Indonesia…
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Denver International’s Growing Wildlife Crisis: More Flights, More Strikes, More Risk
Denver International's Growing Wildlife Crisis: More Flights, More Strikes, More Risk Denver International Airport recorded a staggering 878 wildlife strikes…
Air Ambulance Makes Emergency Landing After Bird Strike Over Kansas
An air ambulance aircraft struck a bird approximately 12 miles north of Ottawa, Kansas, on March 3, 2026. The crew…
India’s DGCA Investigating Suspected Dual Engine Failure from Bird Ingestion
India's DGCA is investigating dual engine bird ingestion as a possible cause of the country's deadliest aviation disaster in years.…
Wildlife Strikes Surge 14% Year-Over-Year as GA Airports Bear the Brunt
Wildlife strikes against U.S. civil aircraft jumped 14% in 2024, hitting 22,372 incidents. General aviation airports are disproportionately affected, with…
NTSB: Alaska Air Cargo A330 Suffers Engine Failure After Striking 8 Canada Geese at Cincinnati CVG
An Alaska Air Cargo Airbus A330 struck 8 Canada geese during takeoff at CVG, suffering engine failure and cockpit smoke.…
Sacramento Airport Logs 161st Wildlife Strike of 2025 After Horizon Air E175 Incident
Sacramento Airport Logs 161st Wildlife Strike of 2025 After Horizon Air E175 Incident A Horizon Air Embraer E175 returned to…
A Maintenance Tool’s Unintended Flight Across Continents
In an unexpected turn of events, a routine inspection uncovered a tool lodged inside the engine of a Qantas Airbus…
A Close Call Before Takeoff
Tire Blowout Halts American Airlines Flight in Tampa For the passengers aboard American Airlines flight 590, the day commenced as…
Sydney Airport Updates Drivers on Safe Practices
Sydney Airport educates drivers on how to maintain a safe and clean environment in the taxi holding bays.
Flight Disruption at Airport in Houston
Houston's Hobby Airport experienced a disruption in its operations after two private jets collided on the tarmac.