Two planes with engine fires, both said to be bird strikes, one on takeoff, one on landing. US / UK.
Spirit Airlines plane catches fire after bird flies into one of its engines during take off
Atlantic City, New Jersey, US.
https://archive.fo/SxHxB#selection-1807.2-1810.0
Plane catches fire while landing at East Midlands airport
East Midlands, UK.
I haven't followed plane activity much in the past, but I don't ever remember them falling out of the sky / having birds fly in the engines / spontaneously combusting etc in quite such high numbers as recently.
Time to check the passenger lists...
Or pilot vaccine passports.
Good point!
This time of year with the migration of birds it happens quite often. Intake of a large bird will flame out most engines if not totally destroy them, it depends on how much damage to the fan clades.
Saying all that, who really knows?
Yes, I think you are likely right, they just caught my attention back to back in a newsfeed. Thanks fren!