FBI, Airline Pilots Extend Anti-Laser Outreach
Last year, authorities received 3,960 reports of laser strikes against aircraft.
The FBI, with the Air Line Pilots Association and the FAA, is expanding its outreach program warning of the consequences of laser pointing.
The FBI, with the Air Line Pilots Association and the FAA, is expanding its outreach program warning of the consequences of laser pointing.

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced the expansion of a trial program it started earlier this year with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) to deter people from pointing at aircraft with lasers, which can temporarily blind pilots. In a June 3 announcement, the FBI said it will offer up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest of anyone who intentionally points a laser at an aircraft. The reward is available for 90 days in all 56 FBI field offices.