Voluntarily reported bird strikes at local airports have increased 46%, according to a Newsday analysis of FAA data.

They pose a danger to planes because jet engines can lose power if birds are sucked into them. Bird strikes are very common.

A bird strike is a possible cause of the fatal Jeju Air crash in South Korea, but many experts say they are skeptical it's ...

The Jeju Air crash, which killed 179 people, was as rare as it was tragic. Here’s what travelers should know about air safety.

Bird strikes, while increasing ... Aviation and Aerospace Safety at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University told USA TODAY in an email. "It’s understandable that people get nervous when something ...

Shortly after a US Airways flight took off from LaGuardia ... in Boston Harbor One of the deadliest crashes caused by a bird strike took place on Oct. 4, 1960, on an Eastern Airlines flight ...

Bird strikes on passenger jetliners very rarely bring down an aircraft. The last time it happened in the US was the 2009 crash-landing of the "Miracle on the Hudson", where everyone survived.

Flying is an extrely safe way to travel, and the industry keeps getting better at addressing hazards like bird strikes, turbulence and severe weather.