India, June 30 -- JetBlue Flight 948 landed safely at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport on Monday after its pilots reported a suspected drone strike while descending toward the airport. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has opened an investigation into the incident.

The flight, operated by an Airbus A321-231, was traveling from Las Vegas to New York. The crew reported that a drone struck the aircraft at about 3,000 feet during its final approach.

According to air traffic control communications, the incident occurred around 7:15 am local time. JetBlue Flight 948 landed safely minutes later at 7:21 am.

According to Flightradar24 data, the aircraft was around 10 to 12 miles from JFK at the time of the suspected coll...