United Airlines flight suffers bird strike

SAN FRANCISCO, March 26 (Xinhua) -- United Airlines confirmed on Tuesday that the company's flight bound for Denver from San Francisco suffered a bird strike shortly after takeoff on Saturday.

"Aircraft struck a bird on departure, damaging the pilot's side window," the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said in a report.

The aircraft involved in the incident, a Boeing 737-9 MAX, had ascended to approxi