A team of scientists are proposing the creation of a device that could eliminate bird strikes using a laser, controlled by an AI system! Bird strikes at or near airports are a recurring problem worldwide. Sometimes birds could be there just randomly, or it could be...
Attacks on aircraft with hand-held laser devices are a serious safety concern. But in a recent incident, the culprit got a nasty surprise! We have seen several cases where people have used laser pointers, to attack overflying aircraft. Some of these people likely...
FAA documents show that FedEx wants to install a missile defence system on A321 freighters, as a countermeasure against missile attacks. Missile defence systems have been in use on aircraft for some time. But few of them are on commercial aircraft. Other than military...
A Virgin Atlantic flight had to return back to Heathrow airport in London, after a laser attack caused the Captain to lose sight in one eye. The aircraft was a Boeing 787-9, registered G-VDIA, performing flight VS-453. This was from London Heathrow (EGLL) to Tel Aviv...
South Australia police released video of a man pointing a laser at one of their helicopters. Police on the ground arrived to find the man still holding the laser. The 48-year-old man from Adelaide faces changes of “prejudicing the safe operation of an aircraft”, “acts...
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