"Crash protection systems on board are extremely robust ... Jets can lose power if birds are sucked into their air intakes, according to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO ...
A number of fatal aviation accidents have occurred globally due to bird strikes, which can cause a loss of power if the animals are sucked into the air intakes. In 2009, a US Airways Airbus A320 ...
The Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed killing 38 people was downed by a Russian air defence system, according to four Reuters sources. The Embraer 190 passenger jet was en route from ...
Russian air defence systems may have brought down an Azerbaijan Airlines plane this week, a U.S. official said Friday after an Azerbaijani minister also suggested the plane was hit by a weapon ...