Since we started looking at these records worldwide, there have been at least 137,000 reported incidents of pilots seeing lasers or having lasers aimed in their face. This is happening *** lot because ...

Flight crews reported more cases of ground-based lasers hitting aircraft last year than at any time since records started in 2010. A police officer whose helicopter was struck compared the experience ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Carl Thompson still has vivid memories of the night he was hit by a laser while landing a 757 at Indianapolis International Airport. “Just, 'Boom!' Like that,” he told 13News, abruptly ...

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 ...

Laser technology can be fun for a number of reasons, whether its to aid presentations, create light shows at big concerts, or provide some entertainment for your cat. There are other types of laser ...

The number of reported laser strikes on aircraft has spiked in recent years, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration.A Hearst Television Data Team analysis of reports since 2021 ...