Ground-based lasers have struck aircraft in the United States and its territories more than 74,000 times since 2010, and the risky phenomenon is on the rise, according to a USA TODAY analysis of the ...

Thousands of pairs of updated protective eyewear will be distributed to Air Force pilots as the service deals with an increase in laser pointer incidents that can distract or even blind military ...

Being an airline pilot is a job of tremendous pressure. It goes without saying, then, that expertise and absolute concentration are paramount. So much so, in fact, that the Federal Aviation ...

Vermont State Police are investigating a report of a “laser strike” on a plane near the Shelburne airport. The incident occurred Wednesday afternoon, when a pilot reported being targeted by a laser ...

Aim a handheld laser pointer at an aircraft in flight and you can blind or disorient its pilots and jeopardize the safety of the craft and everyone aboard. It’s a federal crime punishable by up to ...

Pilots are reporting a massive uptick in being hit by laser pointers from the ground since the drone panic took off earlier this month, according to new data from the Federal Aviation ...