FAA to crack down on people who target planes with lasers - CNN.com

Los Angeles International Airport reported 102 laser events last year -- the highest number for a single airport in the U.S.

(CNN) -- The FAA has seen the light. And it wants to put an end to it.

Federal Aviation Administration officials on Wednesday plan to announce they will impose civil penalties on people who point lasers into the cockpit of aircraft.

The number of pilots reporting being targeted by lasers nearly doubled last year to 2,836, up from 1,527 the previous year, the FAA said.

Officials say the increase is likely attributable to the increased availability of cheap and powerful laser pointers, to the introduction of green lasers which are more easily seen, and to increased reporting of laser events by pilots.

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