A video of the incident on TikTok was viewed over 30 million times. Shining a laser at an aircraft is illegal in most countries, and punishable by five years in prison in the US. Shocking footage from ...

There has been a "disturbing" rise in laser attacks on emergency workers, an air ambulance charity said this week. In one of a string of recent incidents, a Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) crew member ...

Aviation officials are worried about a steady increase of people pointing lasers at aircraft cockpits. They say the intense light can distract and temporarily blind pilots and has caused some to ...

PHOENIX — A Tucson man was arrested after using a laser pointer on an aircraft in two separate incidences, officials announced on Tuesday. Charles William Preston II, 53, targeted an aircraft used by ...

, and authorities say the green beams aren’t just annoying — they’re dangerous. “The danger is you’re basically distracting a pilot or crew at a phase of flight that is rather sensitive,” said Phil ...