aircraft · landing · airport (самолёт · посадка · аэропорт)

On Monday, June 29, an unmanned drone struck the fuselage of a JetBlue passenger aircraft during its landing approach at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, narrowly causing a mid-air collision.

Consensus

A passenger aircraft nearly collided with a drone during landing in the United States
The incidents occurred in June 2025
Both incidents were investigated by aviation authorities
The drones were not reported to have caused damage to the aircraft

Points of divergence

The incident occurred at JFK Airport in New York on June 29, 2025, involving a JetBlue flight — vm
A separate incident occurred in Saratov, Russia, on June 23, 2025, involving a Russian airline — vm
The incident occurred at Newark Airport in New Jersey on June 26, 2025, involving a United Airlines flight — vesti
The drone was described as being about 1 meter wide — vesti
Three Germans were arrested in Norway for launching drones near an airport in 2025 — vm
The drone was spotted at about 100 feet (30 meters) below the aircraft — vesti

Coverage (2 sources)

Passenger plane collided with drone in the sky over New York — Вечерняя Москва
Plane narrowly avoided collision with drone during landing at US airport — Вести