Aluminum birds and those of the feathered variety just don't mix. In July, images circulating on the Internet provided a head-on look at a massive hole in a United Airlines Boeing 737 nose. What caused this gash? Flight 1475 had collided with a bird during its descent to Denver International Airport. The aircraft with 151 people onboard landed safely-but the event served as a reminder that the public, government and industry cannot relax bird/wildlife strike mitigation efforts.
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