American Airlines flight makes emergency landing following bird strike after takeoff

A bird strike on an American Airlines flight from Boston's Logan International Airport to New York's LaGuardia forced the plane to return to the airport Sunday morning. The flight, carrying 99 passengers and a crew of four, took off at 10:08 a.m. ET and landed safely 11 minutes later, according to American Airlines spokesman Ross Feinstein. Travellers boarded a replacement aircraft, which took off at 11:52 a.m. ET. The Embraer E190 aircraft will be evaluated by a maintenance team in Boston, a standard procedure for a bird strike.<br/>