Man in cockpit jump seat tried to shut down both engines on Horizon flight.
Alaska Airlines flight diverts after off-duty pilot in cockpit tries to interfere with engines
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/23/alaska-airlines-pilot-diverts-flight-after-security-threat-in-cockpit.html
Joseph David Emerson, 44, arrested and charged with 83 counts of attempted murder, endangering an aircraft and reckless endangerment, case being handled by the FBI.
An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot taking a ride Sunday in the jump seat of a flight out of Everett attempted to shut down the engines inflight and had to be subdued, the pilot is heard saying in a recording of the exchange with air traffic controllers.
Horizon Air flight 2059 from Everett to San Francisco diverted to Portland where it landed safely, and the Alaska Airlines pilot was arrested.
https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/alaska-air-off-duty-pilot-tries-to-shut-off-engines-on-flight-from-everett/
Audio of flight here:
It happened on a Horizon Airline flight….
Horizon Air is an American regional airline headquartered in SeaTac, Washington, United States.
The airline is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Alaska Air Group and it is paid by fellow group member Alaska Airlines to staff, operate and maintain aircraft used on flights that are scheduled, marketed and sold by Alaska Airlines.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizon_Air#Acquisition
Found this while searching for more info:
Photo shows JetBlue plane, Airbus A321, tipping backward at JFK Airport gate after ‘shift in weight and balance!
Passengers on a JetBlue flight were shocked when the plane popped a wheelie Sunday night after arriving at JFK Airport from Barbados!
https://nypost.com/2023/10/23/shocking-images-show-jetblue-plane-popping-a-wheelie-at-jfk/
h/t nutmeg
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