Aaron Kessler

Washington, D.C.

Longtime data and investigative journalist, currently @AP DC bureau;; Past: @CNN, @nytimes, @bloomberg, @IRE_NICAR board; Fan of #rstats, #scrum, #F1

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Articles

Drones pose increasing risk to airliners near major US airports

1 week ago | kunc.org | Aaron Kessler |Michael Biesecker

A commercial airliner was on final approach to San Francisco's international airport in November when the crew spotted a drone outside the cockpit window. By then it was too late "to take evasive action," the pilots reported, and the quadcopter passed by their windshield, not 300 feet away. A month earlier, a jetliner was flying at an altitude of 4,000 feet near Miami's international airport when its pilots reported a "close encounter" with a drone.
Drones pose increasing risk to airliners near major US airports

2 weeks ago | telegraphherald.com | Aaron Kessler |Michael Biesecker

WASHINGTON — A commercial airliner was on final approach to San Francisco’s international airport in November when the crew spotted a drone outside the cockpit window. By then it was too late “to take evasive action,” the pilots reported, and the quadcopter passed by their windshield, not 300 feet away. The incidents were all classified as “near midair collisions” — any one of which could have had catastrophic consequences, according to aviation safety experts.
Drones pose increasing risk to airliners near major US airports

2 weeks ago | chronicle-tribune.com | Aaron Kessler |Michael Biesecker

WASHINGTON (AP) — A commercial airliner was on final approach to San Francisco’s international airport in November when the crew spotted a drone outside the cockpit window. By then it was too late “to take evasive action,” the pilots reported, and the quadcopter passed by their windshield, not 300 feet away. A month earlier, a jetliner was flying at an altitude of 4,000 feet near Miami’s international airport when its pilots reported a “close encounter” with a drone.
Drones pose increasing risk to airliners near major US airports

3 weeks ago | djc.com | Aaron Kessler |Michael Biesecker

Subscriber content preview Drones pose increasing risk to airliners near major US airportsReports of near misses involving drones have spiked in recent years. By AARON KESSLER and MICHAEL BIESECKERAssociated Press WASHINGTON — A commercial airliner was on final approach to San Francisco's international airport in November when the crew spotted a drone outside the cockpit window.
Drones pose increasing risk to airliners near major US airports

3 weeks ago | norfolkdailynews.com | Aaron Kessler |Michael Biesecker

WASHINGTON (AP) — A commercial airliner was on final approach to San Francisco’s international airport in November when the crew spotted a drone outside the cockpit window. By then it was too late “to take evasive action,” the pilots reported, and the quadcopter passed by their windshield, not 300 feet away. A month earlier, a jetliner was flying at an altitude of 4,000 feet near Miami’s international airport when its pilots reported a “close encounter” with a drone.
Drones pose increasing risk to airliners near major US airports

3 weeks ago | nbcwashington.com | Aaron Kessler |Michael Biesecker

AP Photo/Jeff RobersonA commercial airliner was on final approach to San Francisco's international airport in November when the crew spotted a drone outside the cockpit window. By then it was too late "to take evasive action," the pilots reported, and the quadcopter passed by their windshield, not 300 feet away. A month earlier, a jetliner was flying at an altitude of 4,000 feet near Miami's international airport when its pilots reported a "close encounter" with a drone.
Drones pose increasing risk to airliners near major US airports

3 weeks ago | nbcchicago.com | Aaron Kessler |Michael Biesecker

A commercial airliner was on final approach to San Francisco’s international airport in November when the crew spotted a drone outside the cockpit window. By then it was too late “to take evasive action,” the pilots reported, and the quadcopter passed by their windshield, not 300 feet away. A month earlier, a jetliner was flying at an altitude of 4,000 feet near Miami’s international airport when its pilots reported a “close encounter” with a drone.
Drones pose increasing risk to airliners near major US airports

3 weeks ago | nbcnewyork.com | Aaron Kessler |Michael Biesecker

A commercial airliner was on final approach to San Francisco’s international airport in November when the crew spotted a drone outside the cockpit window. By then it was too late “to take evasive action,” the pilots reported, and the quadcopter passed by their windshield, not 300 feet away. A month earlier, a jetliner was flying at an altitude of 4,000 feet near Miami’s international airport when its pilots reported a “close encounter” with a drone.
Drones pose increasing risk to airliners near major US airports

3 weeks ago | abcnews.go.com | Aaron Kessler |Michael Biesecker

An Associated Press analysis of an aviation safety database reveals that drones last year accounted for nearly two-thirds of reported near midair collisions involving commercial aircraft taking off and landing at major U.S. airportsByAARON KESSLER Associated Press and MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated PressA drone controller warns it is inside the perimeter of an airport's restricted airspace in St. Louis, on Tuesday, March 11, 2025.
Drones pose increasing risk to airliners near major US airports

3 weeks ago | goskagit.com | Aaron Kessler |Michael Biesecker

WASHINGTON (AP) - A commercial airliner was on final approach to San Francisco's international airport in November when the crew spotted a drone outside the cockpit window. By then it was too late "to take evasive action," the pilots reported, and the quadcopter passed by their windshield, not 300 feet away. A month earlier, a jetliner was flying at an altitude of 4,000 feet near Miami's international airport when its pilots reported a "close encounter" with a drone.