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>> delta 1063, that would be great. let you know our stats for delta 1063. we have 179 souls on board. >> reporter: number of planes colliding with birds and other wildlife is on the rise. last year there were 10,000 such incidents compared with only 1793 in 1990. experts say there are a few reasons to the spike. due to conservation there sin crease in bird population there is increase it aviation. quieter planes dont scare wildlife. that is part of the problem. and better reporting. that is one...

Unscheduled stop at jfk airport caught on tape. you could call it aviations david versus goliath. a massive air france jet taxying to take off monday night suddenly clips a much smaller regional jet taxying to its gate at jfk airport. spinning at 45 degrees. >> we have been hit by airfrance. >> emergency equipment. taxi way out. >> reporter: flight 6293 just arrived from boston. airfrance flight 7 was en route to paris. cnns jim bittermann was onboard that flight. he describes feeling a slight r...