Four flight crews at Boston Logan reported green laser strikes on Monday and Tuesday morning, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The FAA is now investigating.
According to the FAA, the light from a laser is amplified by the cockpit glass, affecting everyone on deck. The penalty for shining a laser at an aircraft is up to 5 years in federal prison.
A federal judge in Wisconsin has sentenced a Minnesota man, James Link, to two years in prison for shining a laser into the cockpit of a Delta Air Lines plane