Officials investigate WestJet Encore Q400, UAV near-miss at Edmonton

August 07, 2018
Edmonton, Canada police are investigating a near miss involving an unidentified unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), or drone, and a WestJet Encore Q400 twin turboprop on approach to Edmonton International Airport July 31. According to Transport Canada, the airplane was descending through 6,500 ft., nine...

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