Bird Strike
JetBlue Flight From Westchester Rerouted To JFK After Bird Strike
Around 8 a.m., Flight 1205 from White Planes to Fort Myers was hit by birds shortly after takeoff.
Group Loses Bid To Block Waste-Transfer Facility Near LaGuardia
Friends of LaGuardia Airport say the $200 million project could attract more birds around the airport looking for food. The activists lost their court fight on Tuesday.
US Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing At Bradley International Airport
According to airport officials, flight 3518 to Pittsburgh took off from the airport in Windsor Locks around 11:30 a.m. but was forced to turn back 15 to 20 minutes later. A fire was reported in the plane’s auxiliary power unit.
JetBlue Flight From JFK Turns Back After Bird Strike
JetBlue flight 721 turned back as a precaution just before 10 a.m. Airline officials said it was not a direct bird strike.
N.J. Boy Recounts Extremely Close Encounter With Bird At Six Flags
It was a roller coaster ride with a very unexpected scare. A young boy’s decision to sit in the front seat could have killed him — thanks to a mid-ride collision with a bird!
In Wake Of Recent Bird Strikes, Gillibrand Seeks To Allow Goose Kills Near Airports
“We cannot afford to sit back and wait for a catastrophe to occur before cutting through bureaucratic red tape between federal agencies,” U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said.
Passenger: Flight From Westchester Co. Airport ‘Started Swerving’ After Bird Strike
The plane started swerving immediately right after the two hit, so he was rocking the plane back and forth,” passenger Laura Echavarria said. “I’m going to die. I’m not going to see my family.”
Bird Strike Forces Emergency Landing Of JetBlue Flight In Westchester
JetBlue Flight 571 was hit by two geese. One landed square on the plane’s windshield and was caught in the wipers and obstructed the view from the cockpit, CBS 2′s Derricke Dennis reported.
Passengers Recount Emergency Landing Of LA-Bound Flight From JFK After Bird Strike
The plane had just taken off from JFK around 3 p.m. Thursday when birds were sucked into an engine. Passengers watched as the cabin began filling with smoke.
Airline: Bird Strike Forces Delta Plane Bound For LAX To Head Back To JFK
Delta Air Lines spokesman Anthony Black said Flight 1063 encountered a “bird strike” on the plane’s right side engine just after taking off about 3 p.m. Thursday. He said the pilot decided to land as a precautionary measure.
‘Sully’ To Bloomy: Garbage Transfer Station Near LaGuardia A ‘Terrible Idea’
Mayor Michael Bloomberg gave Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger the keys to New York City after he ditched his plane in the Hudson River after a bird strike, saving all 155 people on board. On Tuesday, Sullenberger repaid the mayor with advice.
Bird Strike Forces Emergency Landing At JFK
A bird strike forced a Jet Blue plane to make an emergency landing on Saturday morning at JFK Airport.
FAA: Birds Innocent In JFK Plane Engine Failure
There is no evidence that a bird strike caused an engine failure aboard a jetliner carrying actor Leonardo DiCaprio and more than 200 other people as it took off from New York on Sunday, the FAA said.


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