A full emergency has been declared at Christchurch International Airport for an incoming flight this afternoon.

Among all threats, bird strikes and aircraft/bird collisions are particularly unpredictable and can readily harm engines.

BOSTON — Expecting a direct trip to London, passengers aboard British Airways Flight 216 instead made an emergency landing in Boston after what the airline described as a "precaution following a ...

Images show the damage to a Fiji Airways flight after it landed following a bird strike which sparked a full emergency at ...

A British Airways flight from Washington DC to London was forced to make an emergency stop in Boston following reports of a bird strike and “smoke in the cabin”. Flight 216 departed Dulles ...

A British Airways flight headed from Washington, D.C., to London Saturday diverted to Boston after a report of a bird strike and smoke in the cabin, officials said. British Airways Flight 216 landed ...

A Fiji Airways flight forced to circle over Canterbury for several hours after a bird strike has departed today. Flight FJ450 ...

A Qatar Airways A330-300 made an emergency landing in Istanbul after one of its engines caught fire following a bird strike, according to the airline. The incident happened shortly after take-off ...

As the situation unfolded, Christchurch Airport was placed under a full emergency alert. Fire & Emergency New Zealand, along with police and ambulance services, were on standby as the aircraft ...

The Fiji Airways engineering team will carry out necessary inspections and maintenance checks on their Boeing 737-800 after it had to make an emergency landing after take-off at the Christchurch ...