The agency has no authority to prosecute violators criminally, but it can charge them under civil statutes and assess fines up to $11,000. Last year, the FAA received 2,836 reports that planes were hit with lasers, nearly double the total in 2009 and 10 times as many as 2005. - USATODAY.com
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Penalties increase for flashing lasers at planes
The Federal Aviation Administration will consider someone who hits a plane with a laser to be 'interfering' with a flight crew, the same statute used to protect pilots and flight attendants from hijackers, the agency said it will announce today.
The agency has no authority to prosecute violators criminally, but it can charge them under civil statutes and assess fines up to $11,000. Last year, the FAA received 2,836 reports that planes were hit with lasers, nearly double the total in 2009 and 10 times as many as 2005. - USATODAY.com
The agency has no authority to prosecute violators criminally, but it can charge them under civil statutes and assess fines up to $11,000. Last year, the FAA received 2,836 reports that planes were hit with lasers, nearly double the total in 2009 and 10 times as many as 2005. - USATODAY.com
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