US EditionBird Strike tears nose off Iberia plane
- An Iberia aircraft traveling from Madrid to Paris experienced a bird strike shortly after take-off on August 3, resulting in significant damage and an emergency landing.
- No injuries were reported among passengers or crew, who landed safely at Barajas Airport around 5:05 PM.
- Iberia confirmed the aircraft will be inspected and repaired in accordance with aviation safety regulations following the bird strike incident.
- The airline arranged a replacement flight for passengers, who received assistance without incident after following all emergency protocols.
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An Iberia airline aircraft, which covered the route between Madrid and Paris, returned of emergency to the airport Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas after impacting head-on against a large bird, minutes after the take-off.The event occurred on Sunday afternoon, around 6:30 p.m., when flight 579 took off from Barajas and, shortly after, suffered a frontal impact that affected the front cone and one of the aircraft's engines.The pilot activated the saf…
An Iberia plane, which was flying from Madrid to Paris on Sunday evening, had to make an emergency landing shortly after takeoff after it collided with birds in mid-air, suffering major damage to the front end.
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