Virgin Atlantic Flight Forced To Turn Around By Laser

LONDON — A Virgin Atlantic flight to New York has been forced to return to London after a green laser was shone into the cockpit. The crew of VS25, an Airbus A340-600 heading for New York’s John F. Kennedy airport, reported the shining of a laser into the cockpit a few minutes after take-off from...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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