October 27, 2011 - More than 120 people—ALPA safety and security representatives, line pilots, law enforcement officers, military officers, and representatives of several U.S., Canadian, and European government agencies and airline managements—gathered today in Washington, D.C., to share information about the growing problem of laser illumination of aircraft cockpits. ALPA and the Air Transport Association cosponsored the conference, titled, “Laser Illumination of Aircraft: A Growing Threat.”
• View a photo slideshow of the conference.