Bird Strike

[Michael Alexander]

An unidentified bird smashed into a United Airlines Boeing 737 as it descended into Denver International Airport (DIA) Tuesday morning, leaving a giant gash in the nose of the aircraft.
Despite the mid-air collision, Flight 1475 landed safely at 9:09 am and was escorted to a gate on the B concourse. The plane was traveling from Dallas/Fort Worth to Denver.
The plane's pilots were aware of the bird strike and declared an emergency. They reported damage to the jet's horizontal stabilizer and airs peed indicators, but it had no bearing on the landing

[toonfandangl]

The Qantas A380 that suffered a mid-air engine explosion about 18 months ago will return to the skies tomorrow after repairs costing $139 million.
The Nancy-Bird Walton will fly back to Sydney from Singapore following the work, which was paid for by insurance, said Qantas spokesman Thomas Woodward. The Airbus plane made an emergency landing in the city-state in November 2010 after one of its four Rolls-Royce engines exploded over Indonesia.

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