Aim a handheld laser pointer at an aircraft in flight and you can blind or disorient its pilots and jeopardize the safety of the craft and everyone aboard. It’s a federal crime punishable by up to ...
Ground-based lasers have struck aircraft in the United States and its territories more than 74,000 times since 2010, and the risky phenomenon is on the rise, according to a USA TODAY analysis of the ...
Thousands of pairs of updated protective eyewear will be distributed to Air Force pilots as the service deals with an increase in laser pointer incidents that can distract or even blind military ...
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Federal Aviation Administration said laser pointing at aircraft has jumped more than 40% from 2020 to 2021. Recent arrests right here in Houston are proof of that ...