‘A woman who tried to open a passenger plane door mid-flight, prompting two fighter jets to be scrambled, has been jailed for two years.’
BBC News, 12th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The 15 immigration activists found guilty of a terror offence for blocking the takeoff of a deportation charter flight from Stansted airport have launched an appeal against their convictions.’
The Guardian, 8th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘People who shine lasers at air, ground or sea vehicles could be jailed for up to five years or face unlimited fines as part of Department for Transport measures to boost safety.’
The Guardian, 20th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Drone users will be forced to sit safety tests under a government clampdown after near misses with planes have increased by 60 per cent in a year.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘People caught shining laser pens at pilots, train drivers or motorists will face tougher fines and jail sentences under new laws proposed by the Department for Transport (DfT).’
The Guardian, 5th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who became obsessed with RAF jets flying training missions over his remote island home has been found guilty of endangering aircraft by shining a powerful torch at the planes.’
The Guardian, 30th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A Cardiff man has been jailed for six months after shining a laser beam at three passenger planes and a police helicopter.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Drone pilots who “buzz” passenger jets as they take off and land at British airports have been warned they face jail if caught as the number of companies and unlicensed individuals making use of the relatively low cost flight technology continues to grow.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A PCSO who claimed he was looking for a cat when he was caught shining a laser pen beam at a police helicopter has been given a two-year community order.’
BBC News, 4th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A father of five who accidentally shone a laser pen at a police helicopter, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing, has been told by a judge that he had avoided jail ‘by a whisker’.”
The Guardian, 10th April 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A man who caused a major security alert when a chemical leaked from his holdall in the baggage area at Luton Airport has been given a suspended sentence.”
BBC News, 13th May 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 14-year-old youth accused of shining a laser pen at a police helicopter in Leicester has failed to convince the High Court he should not be prosecuted.”
BBC News, 7th September 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A man was sentenced to a year in prison yesterday for endangering an aircraft after grabbing a helicopter as it took off in Bristol.”
The Independent, 4th August 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A woman who dazzled a police helicopter pilot by shining a laser beam into the cockpit ‘for a laugh’ was condemned for her behaviour today.”
The Independent, 26th August 2009
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“There has been a marked rise in the number of UK pilots reporting incidents of laser torches being shone at their aircraft.”
BBC News, 6th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 21-year-old man has been jailed for shining a laser light at a passenger plane preparing to land.”
BBC news, 28th May 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A 21-year-old man from Greater Manchester who temporarily blinded a police helicopter pilot with a laser pen has been jailed for four months.”
BBC News, 26th June 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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