UK: Jet Incident Near Heathrow Did Not Involve Drone
UK: Jet Incident Near Heathrow Did Not Involve Drone LONDON — The British government says a British Airways jet reported to have hit an object as it came in to land at Heathrow Airport this month did not strike a drone as first thought. The pilot of the flight from Geneva reported a collision as the plane was approaching the airport on April 17, and police said it was believed to have hit a drone. The incident sparked calls for tighter controls on unmanned aerial vehicles. But Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin told lawmakers Thursday that it is now thought the incident did not involve a drone. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said it had ended its investigation . It said ''we made initial inquiries but there was insufficient information on what object was involved for us to take it further.''