Alaska Airlines 737 suffers a bear strike..
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Alaska Airlines 737 suffers a bear strike..
I kid you not, they have also suffered a fish strike in the past too..
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/16/u...ear/index.html
In an unusual collision, an airplane hit and killed a brown bear while landing at the Yakutat Airport in Alaska on Saturday.
Alaska Airlines Flight 66 was arriving from Cordova into Yakutat when the flight crew saw two bears crossing the runway, according to a statement by Alaska Airlines.
"The nose gear missed the bears, but the captain felt an impact on the left side after the bears passed under the plane," the airline's statement said. Pilots then spotted a bear lying several feet off the center of the runway while taxiing the Boeing 737-700 aircraft for parking.The left engine cowl of the plane was damaged in the collision and maintenance technicians are currently working to repair the aircraft. Six passengers were on the flight at the time, but no injuries were reported.
Alaska Airlines Flight 66 was arriving from Cordova into Yakutat when the flight crew saw two bears crossing the runway, according to a statement by Alaska Airlines.
"The nose gear missed the bears, but the captain felt an impact on the left side after the bears passed under the plane," the airline's statement said. Pilots then spotted a bear lying several feet off the center of the runway while taxiing the Boeing 737-700 aircraft for parking.The left engine cowl of the plane was damaged in the collision and maintenance technicians are currently working to repair the aircraft. Six passengers were on the flight at the time, but no injuries were reported.
The thing that stands out the most for me is this:
How does anyone make any money with 6 pax on a 737?
Six passengers were on the flight at the time
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Airline service is subsidised by the Essential Air Service program. Most of the routes up north would be. The Cordova-ANC-Yakutat gets $3,480,868 to provide services in a 737-700.
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FYI: The 737 flight is actually an ANC to SEA route with one leg direct and the return a multi-stop leg to Juneau, Cordova, Yakutat, etc. I believe it's still scheduled twice a day.
FYI: The 737 flight is actually an ANC to SEA route with one leg direct and the return a multi-stop leg to Juneau, Cordova, Yakutat, etc. I believe it's still scheduled twice a day.
