United Airlines flight has near-collision with drone while landing at Newark Airport
A United Airlines flight narrowly avoided a collision with a drone during its landing approach at Newark Airport.
📍 Aftermath
A United Boeing 737 MAX 9 nearly collided with a drone while on final approach to Newark Airport. The pilot reported that the aircraft came within 100 feet of the drone.
The F.A.A. investigated the encounter.
Epilogue added 82d ago, after coverage quieted.
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United Airlines flight has near-collision with drone while landing at Newark Airport Yahoo News Canada · 92d ago broke it first
The story so far
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- Primary Driver: A United Airlines flight narrowly avoided a collision with a drone during its landing approach at Newark Airport.
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A United Airlines plane experienced a near-collision with a drone while landing at Newark Airport. The pilot reported that the drone nearly hit the aircraft during the descent.
Coverage from The New York Times, CNN, NJ.com, and Yahoo News Canada emphasizes that the Federal Aviation Administration (F.A.A.) is now investigating the encounter. Further developments depend on the results of the F.A.A. investigation into the drone encounter.
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The obvious questions
Which airline was involved in the incident?
United Airlines.
Where did the near-collision occur?
At Newark Airport.
Who is investigating the event?
The F.A.A.
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