Pouso took place with the support of the firefighters; Bird Incidents are a recurring problem in Brazilian aviation
A plane from the need to return to, in Campinas (SP), on the afternoon of this Thursday (8.br.2025). THE Poder360 found that the reason was a crash with a bird (bird strike) Shortly after takeoff.
The aircraft, an enrollment EMBRAER 195, carried out the AD-4204 flight to Rio de Janeiro (RJ).
The plane took off around 2:30 pm. Minutes later, still below 7,000 feet altitude, the pilots identified the impact and started the procedure of return to origin. The landing was held with the presence of teams from the fire brigade positioned next to the track.
This digital newspaper has contacted the airline and will update the report as soon as it receives an answer.
Birdstrike
On Saturday (5.br.2025), 2 aircraft with birds during landings at São Paulo.
The time difference between incidents was less than 50 minutes. In a statement, the airline stated that “The aircraft landed in total safety”.
Brazil an average of 2.100 bird strikes per year Since 2021. This number represents about 6 episodes of the type per day. Although it is a situation that rarely results in accidents or even damage, there are records in Brazil of bird strikes who postponed flights and took operating aircraft.
The followed episodes caused a certain revolt in airline executives, not only for damage to aircraft, but also for another naturalized aspect in Brazilian aviation: the high rate of judicialization. According to the (Brazilian Association of Airlines), Brazilian aviation registers 1 process every 0.52 flights (ie, comparatively, 1 flight in Brazil already carries in itself two lawsuits), while in the US the level is one action in justice every 2,585 trips.