Well as close to the shoreline as it was when the accident occured, it could have been as simple as a lone pelican if a bird or birds were involved. Kind of hard to coordinate flight paths with a flock of seaguls (unless the band flies LOL) but seriously, pilots can't do much of anything about birds not knowing they are putting themselves and people in danger if their paths are about to cross.
This will no doubt have a detrimental impact on the industry.
American Airlines does not have the best track record for maintenance!
Perhaps this is the catapult to get the government involved in making sure that the industry restores and maintains safety procedures.
That would be a good resolution towards getting people to fly again and of restoring the business to it financial security, yes?
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