Drone strikes charter passenger plane in Canada

[jimntx]

Plane was on approach to Quebec airport. Canada has instituted strict regulations regarding drones and severe penalties for violations of those regulations. Fines up to $25,000 and jail time.

http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/16/technology/drone-passenger-plane-canada/

 

[xUT]

I believe we have discussed it here:
http://www.airlineforums.com/posts/1270970/
IMHO,
Drone's are going to be a real problem in the near future.
Now they are an annoyance, tomorrow, they will be worse.
And there is very little we can do about it.
☹

 

[delldude]

Fines here for entering a TCA are pretty steep.

Sooner or later one will FOD out an engine on climb out.