JetBlue Drone Strike

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

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2 of 7 articles on this topic (29%) were written by left-leaning sources.

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2 of 7 articles on this topic (29%) were written by centrist sources.

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3 of 7 articles on this topic (42%) were written by right-leaning sources.

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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.