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FAA probes near miss between drone and jetliner at airport
Original Publication Date: July 31, 2017 12:56AM
Publication Updated: April 25, 2025 2:40PM
NEWARK, N.J. – The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating after a drone was spotted as a jetliner approached New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport.
United Airlines Flight 135 was arriving from Switzerland on Sunday when the crew of the Boeing 767 reported a near miss with the drone at 850 feet (259 metres).
United told WNBC-TV in New York (http://bit.ly/2vl9cHx ) that air traffic control had alerted the flight crew and the crew monitored the drone and safely landed the jetliner.
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