198 219 News Today

Stats, we have 179 souls on board. >> reporter: the majority of bird strikes take place at a low altitude of 500 feet or less. since 198 219 people have been killed because of birds hitting planes. the problem is getting worse because of a number of reasons, among them an increase in the bird population caused by conservation. aircraft today are less noisy and they simply arent scaring bird away. we are hearing more about the problem because of better reporting. every since a u.s. airways plan...