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Historical Drone Reports around Airports
An aircraft nearly missed a shiny white drone as it was about to land at Glasgow Airport on September 7, a report has found.
18:07 27 January 2019
A recent report has revealed that there were 18 incidents involving drones at airports around the United Kingdom. One incident involved an aircraft that nearly missed a “shiny white drone” that was just 15-30 metres away.
The category A near miss took place on September 7 and involved an Embraer 190 aircraft at an altitude of 800 feet.
The report states that the E190 pilot reported he was “on final approach to Glasgow” when a UAS “passed immediately above the aircraft”. It was estimated to be between 50ft-100ft above and was a “shiny white drone which reflected in the landing lights of the aircraft”.
A spokesperson for Glasgow Airport said: “We continue to be very much alert to the threat posed by drones, particularly following the recent reported sightings at Gatwick and Heathrow airports.
“We are continuing to work closely with the UK Government, the Civil Aviation Authority and Police Scotland to ensure our processes are both appropriate and in line with current threat assessments. “We remain vigilant as always and would remind people that the use of drones within close proximity to an airport is both extremely dangerous and a criminal offence.”