Bird strikes - Curt Lewis

 Air Force Two with Mike Pence on Board Forced to Land Minutes After Take Off After Possible Bird Strike

Air Force Two (Boeing-757) was forced to land after taking off Tuesday evening after the aircraft hit what is believed to be a bird.

As Air Force Two was taking off from Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in New Hampshire, it hit a bird, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. The pilot reportedly turned the plane around out of caution.

Incident: Delta B712 at Houston on Sep 21st 2020, flock of birds   A Delta Airlines Boeing 717-200, registration N947AT performing flight DL-2088 from Houston Hobby,TX to Atlanta,GA (USA), was in the initial climb out of Hobby Airport's runway 04 when the aircraft flew through a flock of birds and received a number of bird strikes. The crew stopped the climb at 8000 feet and diverted to Houston Intercontinental Airport,TX (USA) for a safe landing on runway 08L about 20 minutes after departure. The FAA reported the aircraft received unknown damage to multiple areas. A replacement Boeing 717-200 registration N955AT reached Atlanta with a delay of 5:20 hours.

 

Incident: Aeroflot SU95 at Ekaterinburg on Sep 22nd 2020, flock of birds   An Aeroflot Sukhoi Superjet 100-95, registration RA-89023 performing flight SU-1403 from Ekaterinburg to Moscow Sheremetyevo (Russia) with 69 passengers and 5 crew, was climbing through 100 meters (330 feet) out of Ekaterinburg's runway 26R when the aircraft flew through a flock of birds and received a number of bird strikes. The crew decided to continue the flight, climbed to FL340 and landed safely at Sheremetyevo Airport about 2:20 hours later. The Ural Transport Prosecution Office opened an investigation into the occurrence with respect to adherence to flight safety legislation.