Aviation
FedEx 767 Circles for Two Hours After Bird Strike Damages Engine on Takeoff From Campinas
A FedEx 767 bird strike forced a cargo jet into a two-hour holding pattern over the Brazilian countryside Thursday. The pilot had radioed the tower...
TAROM Flight Diverts to Bucharest After Bird Strike on Cluj-Antalya Route
RAF Chinook Forced Into Emergency Field Landing After Bird Strike Near Chippenham
Delta A330 Suffers In-Flight Fire After Bird Strike Climbing Out of Barcelona
Europe’s Unexplained Drone Surge: Airport After Airport Shut Down by Objects No One Can Identify
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Air Ambulance Jet’s Tire Bursts at 130 Knots, Runway Excursion Scatters Debris at Las Vegas
NTSB says an air ambulance jet's tire burst on takeoff at Las Vegas and went...
Space & LEO
ESA’s 2026 Space Environment Report Finds Orbital Debris Risk Worsened ‘an Order of Magnitude’ in a Single Year
ESA's 2026 Space Environment Report finds the orbital debris risk worsened an order of magnitude...
Military & Defense
Bird Strike Forces French Navy Rafale Into Emergency Landing at Exeter Airport
A French Navy Rafale Marine diverted to Exeter Airport after a bird strike over the...
Aviation
Volaris A321neo Engine Bursts Into Flames After Bird Strike, Forces Emergency Return to Las Vegas
A Volaris A321neo returned to Las Vegas after a bird strike ignited visible flames in...
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TAROM Flight Diverts to Bucharest After Bird Strike on Cluj-Antalya Route
A TAROM bird strike diversion sent a Boeing 737-800 back to Bucharest instead of Antalya on Saturday. The aircraft struck...
Delta A330 Suffers In-Flight Fire After Bird Strike Climbing Out of Barcelona
Delta flight DL195 dumped fuel and returned to Barcelona after flames erupted from an engine on climbout, in a suspected...
Hole in Manchester Airport Runway Triggers Hours of Delays, Diversions
A runway hole at Manchester Airport grounded flights for two hours Sept. 19 — the second such closure in three...
Forgotten Safety Pin Caused Gulfstream Nose Gear to Snap Off on St. Louis Runway, NTSB Finds
NTSB: a forgotten secondary safety pin let a Gulfstream IV's nose gear pip pin separate on landing at Spirit of...
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ESA’s 2026 Space Environment Report Finds Orbital Debris Risk Worsened ‘an Order of Magnitude’ in a Single Year
ESA's 2026 Space Environment Report finds the orbital debris risk worsened an order of magnitude...
Space & LEO
38-Year-Old US Spy Satellite USA 32 Breaks Apart in Orbit, Space Force Confirms
A 38-year-old NRO satellite fragmented in low Earth orbit, the third confirmed breakup FODNews has...
Space & LEO
Philippines Warns Ships and Aircraft of Falling Chinese Rocket Debris Off Northern Luzon
Twice within 24 hours this week, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) issued a Philippines rocket...
Space & LEO
Chinese Yaogan-50 (02) Reconnaissance Satellite Breaks Up in Orbit, 43+ Fragments Tracked
China's Yaogan-50 (02) satellite broke apart on Sept. 5, scattering 43+ tracked fragments into a...
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RAF Chinook Forced Into Emergency Field Landing After Bird Strike Near Chippenham
A Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter made a precautionary field landing near Chippenham, Wiltshire, after...
Military & Defense
Bird Strike Forces French Navy Rafale Into Emergency Landing at Exeter Airport
A French Navy Rafale Marine diverted to Exeter Airport after a bird strike over the...
Military & Defense
Texas ANG F-16 Destroyed in Michigan Crash After Suspected Bird Strike Knocks Out Engine, Pilot Ejects Safely
A Texas Air National Guard F-16 crashed near Traverse City after a suspected bird strike....
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Motorsport
Detached Yamaha Winglet Strikes Rider in Chest at Austrian MotoGP, Underscoring Track-Debris Risk
A detached Yamaha winglet caused a MotoGP debris rider injury to Luca Marini at the...
Motorsport
Ryan Blaney’s Brake Caliper Becomes Track Debris in Record-Setting 18-Caution NASCAR Gateway Race
A sheared brake caliper from Ryan Blaney's wrecked Ford sat on the racing surface during...
Motorsport
Madrid F1 Barrier Debris Triggers Triple Red Flag at Circuit’s Debut
MADRID — Formula 1’s first practice session at the new Madring circuit turned into a...
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Europe’s Unexplained Drone Surge: Airport After Airport Shut Down by Objects No One Can Identify
Findel, Brussels, Heathrow, Leipzig: European airport drone incursions are surging. No drone recovered, no attribution...
Infrastructure
Cleaning Vehicle Rams Parked Jet Engine and Jetbridge at Munich Airport, Driver Critically Injured
A cleaning company vehicle rammed a parked jet's engine and staircase at Munich Airport, critically...
Infrastructure
Luxembourg Airport Halted Overnight After Unauthorized Drones Detected Over Runway, 19 Flights Diverted
Unauthorized drones over Findel forced Luxembourg Airport to halt flights for hours, diverting 19 aircraft...