“The reason we don’t want a drone anywhere close to commercial airliners is because of the possibility of one being ingested into an engine and doing a tremendous among of damage”, said aviation analyst John Nance.
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As indicated by the news website AirLive.net, which monitors radio calls between air traffic controllers and pilots, an airplane descending into the JFK Airport narrowly missed hitting a drone.
Flight 407 was traveling from Orlando global Airport to JFK worldwide Airport in New York City.
Friday’s incident occurred more than a week after a Lufthansa passenger plane almost collided with a drone as it was preparing to land in Warsaw, Poland.
The flight landed safely without having to take any evasive action.
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Tower: At which altitude did you say that was? He says he spotted an unmanned aircraft system about 100 feet below the plane. Just off right wing. Cockpit: No its not close enough to be able to tell. Keep checking abc7NY for the latest on this developing story.
