Eagle strike forces Alaska Airlines flight to turn back to Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – An Alaska Airlines flight from Anchorage to Fairbanks was forced to return to Ted Stevens International Airport last week after an eagle struck an engine during takeoff. “[It’s a] Christmas Eve story,” said passenger Michelle Tatela, whose mother and sister are in Anchorage visiting from Chicago….

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