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    Bird-Hit AA Jet Diverts to Philadelphia International Airport

    american airlinesAmerican Airlines Flight 1889 made an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport, Pennsylvania, on September 21.

    The Airbus 319, en-route from Charlotte, North Carolina, to Hartford, Connecticut, had to be diverted after a bird struck its windshield.

    The plane landed uneventfully. There were 114 passengers and 5 crew members aboard at the time; all of them remained unhurt.

    The airline arranged a replacement plane for the passengers.

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    Blue Air Flight Returns to Liverpool John Lennon Airport due to Suspected Bird Strike

    blue airBlue Air flight 0B134 had to return and make an emergency landing at Liverpool John Lennon Airport in England, on August 17.

    The Boeing 737, that took off for Bucharest, Romania, had to return after the pilot reported a suspected bird-hit just 20 minutes into the flight.

    The plane landed safely and burning off excess fuel. Everyone aboard remained unhurt.

    After inspection, the plane was cleared to take off again.

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    Small Plane Hits Deer During Take Off; Makes Safe Emergency Landing

    Williamsport Regional AirportA small plane had to make an emergency landing at Williamsport Regional Airport in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, on March 18.

    Authorities said the plane, carrying 2 people, hit a deer while taking off from Northumberland County Airport. The pilot immediately reported the incident to ATC, saying he did not know how significant the damage was.

    The single-engine plane landed uneventfully at Williamsport Regional Airport and no injuries were reported.

    The aircraft did not sustain any major damage.

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    Turkish Airlines Bird Strike

    A Turkish Airlines Istanbul-Athens Boeing 737-800 made an emergency landing on July 5 after a bid strike.

    After takeoff from Ataturk International Airport at 7:40, the plane hit a flock of birds.

    The pilot returned to the airport and made a safe landing with damaged engine baffles.

    Passengers disembarked and were provided an alternative flight.

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    France: Air Traffic Control Strike

    French air traffic controllers are on strike.

    Strikers are protesting France’s pension reform that would raise the country’s state pension age for all workers in France from 60 to 62 by 2018. Although public announcements tried to assert that only short haul travel would be affected most strongly, air travel has come to standstill. British Airways has cancelled 90% of flights to France, and Ryanair has also cancelled flights over French airspace. Easyjet cancelled 61 flights; Iberia cancelled 34 flights yesterday alone.

    Spanish airports report some delays.

    French train service has also ground to a halt.

    Reports are that the general strike in France affect French airspace until 0600 hours on Friday, September 24.