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Air New Zealand Calls for Tighter Regulations on Drones
March 27, 2018
TAKAPUNA, New Zealand, March 27 -- Air New Zealand issued the following news release:

Pilots operating Air New Zealand flight NZ092 from Haneda, Tokyo encountered a drone estimated to be just five metres away from the 777-200 aircraft during its descent into Auckland.

The incident is the second example of reckless drone use potentially endangering passenger safety this month, with flight operations at Auckland Airport halted for 30 minutes on 6 March when an Air New Zea . . .

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