Friday 29 January 2016

4 drones almost collided with British planes in 2015


A report from the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) today said that four drones almost caused collisions with commercial aircraft in 2015.


According to the report, the incidents were classed as ‘category A’ which means a serious risk of collision existed. So much so, that one drone came “very close” to a Boeing 737 taking off at Standsted.


During that incident on September 13 2015, the pilot spotted a purple remote control aircraft within meters of the airplane at about 4,000…



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4 drones almost collided with British planes in 2015

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