Ed Schoenfeld

CoastAlaska

9:30am

Thu August 25, 2011
Bald Eagle Collision

Pilots recognized for quick response to eagle collision

Credit Air Line Pilots Association / Flickr

Two Washington pilots are getting recognition for safely handling a jet that collided with an eagle last year. One of the plane's engines exploded when the bird flew into it.

Alaska Airlines Captain Steve Cleary of Federal Way and First Officer Michael Hendrix of Seattle won the Superior Airmanship Award from the Airline Pilots Association.

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5:33pm

Tue July 26, 2011
Fisheries study

Genetically modified Atlantic salmon can breed with wild fish

Credit Don Taylor / Flickr

A new study of genetically-modified Atlantic salmon shows they can breed with their wild counterparts. Critics worry escaped farmed fish could weaken wild stocks.

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