Reported laser strikes against U.S. aircraft climbed in 2020, FAA data show.
Despite the pandemic-related decline in flying in 2020, U.S. pilots reported 6,852 laser strikes on their aircraft ─ a 12 percent increase over the previous year and the highest number recorded since 2016, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says.
Researchers examined differences in the time for small groups of airline pilots and test pilots to react to surprises in flight.
An EASA report on its three-year plan says the pandemic showed that the aviation industry is capable of persevering through disruptive events.
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The ATSB says 10 instances of fatigue cracks occurred in Boeing 737 flap mechanisms from 2017 to 2022.
