New Laser Beam Attack on Passenger Jet Pilots

An unidentified person tried to blind the pilots of an A319 jet with a laser beam as they prepared to land at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport late Wednesday, RIA-Novosti reported. The S7 flight from St. Petersburg was hit by a green beam coming from from Shakhovo village, some five kilometers away from the airport, the report said, citing a spokesman for the Federal Air Transportation Agency. The beam missed the cockpit, and the pilots […]