A JetBlue flight struck a drone while on approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Monday morning, according to Kol Hai radio citing the FAA. The aircraft landed safely; no injuries were reported. The FAA is investigating.
A JetBlue flight struck a drone while on approach to John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York on Monday morning, according to Kol Hai radio citing the FAA. The aircraft, a JetBlue airliner, hit the drone during its landing approach; the flight landed safely with no reported injuries. The FAA is investigating the incident, which occurred at one of the busiest airports in the U.S. No further details on the type of drone or the flight's origin have been released. The Zioneer has no prior coverage of this specific incident; past reporting on drone-related aviation events includes a U.S. Homeland Security seizure of drones near World Cup sites and an IDF investigation into a drone attack on a rescue team, neither of which are directly connected to this event.
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