Co-Pilot Suffers Facial Cuts After Bird Collides With Atlanta-bound Jet

The co-pilot of an AirTran Airways jet bound for Atlanta suffered facial cuts from flying glass after a bird collided with the plane’s windshield. The Boeing 737 returned to Philadelphia International Airport without incident. Neither the pilot, other crew or passengers were injured during the mid-air mishap.

Air Tran Flight 47 carrying 143 passengers had been airborne 10 minutes when the right-side windshield was shattered by the bird, the Federal Aviation Administration said..

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