JetBlue Drone Strike

JetBlue says a pilot struck a drone while landing near JFK Airport.

Air traffic audio captures JetBlue pilot alerting controllers: 'We collided with a drone'

JetBlue Plane Collides With Drone Mid-Air Near Major American Airport, Pilot Says

'We Hit a Drone' — JetBlue Pilot's Chilling Report Over JFK

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A JetBlue Airways pilot reported striking a drone Monday morning while approaching John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, prompting a Federal Aviation Administration investigation. The aircraft, identified in several reports as JetBlue Flight 948 from Las Vegas, was descending at about 3,000 feet around 7:15 a.m. when the pilot told controllers the plane had collided with a drone near the cockpit area. The flight landed safely at JFK, passengers exited without incident, and a post-flight inspection found no damage. Air traffic audio captured the pilot reporting, “We collided with a drone,” underscoring continuing safety concerns about drones operating near major airports.