About 90 per cent of bird strikes occur near airports - during takeoff, landing, or low-altitude flight - according to the ...

The flight, operated by Iberia, returned to Madrid safely after being airborne for about 20 minutes. The airline later issued ...

Iberia reported that its Airbus A321XLR struck a large bird shortly after takeoff from Madrid, causing severe engine damage and smoke in the cabin.

Iberia flight IB579 was forced to make an emergency landing after the plane was hit by a bird strike shortly after taking off ...