UK: Calls for govt action follow suspected Heathrow UAV incident
Calls for action to mitigate the threat to passenger aircraft from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) came from Europe’s main regional airline trade group and others following an April 17 incident at Heathrow. A BA Airbus A320 on approach to the airport collided with what is believed to have been a small drone. No damage was caused to the aircraft but the collision has strengthened calls for governmental action in the face of an upsurge of the number of people owning UAVs. The incident highlighted the threat that drones posed to the safety of European airspace, said the European Regions Airline Association Meanwhile, the UK’s main commercial pilots’ union, BALPA, reiterated that UAVs are rapidly becoming a danger to commercial flights, with a spate of near-misses prior to the April 17 incident. <br/>
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UK: Calls for govt action follow suspected Heathrow UAV incident
Calls for action to mitigate the threat to passenger aircraft from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) came from Europe’s main regional airline trade group and others following an April 17 incident at Heathrow. A BA Airbus A320 on approach to the airport collided with what is believed to have been a small drone. No damage was caused to the aircraft but the collision has strengthened calls for governmental action in the face of an upsurge of the number of people owning UAVs. The incident highlighted the threat that drones posed to the safety of European airspace, said the European Regions Airline Association Meanwhile, the UK’s main commercial pilots’ union, BALPA, reiterated that UAVs are rapidly becoming a danger to commercial flights, with a spate of near-misses prior to the April 17 incident. <br/>
