All posts tagged "Pilot"

An off-duty pilot who tried to turn off plane engines mid-air Sunday might have taken psychedelic mushrooms, according to multiple reports.

Joseph Emerson, 44, faces a federal investigation in Oregon after an outburst in the cockpit of a Horizon Airlines flight headed toward San Francisco from Seattle, the L.A. Times reported. Horizon is owned by the parent company Alaska Airlines.

A criminal complaint unsealed Tuesday reveals Emerson told investigators about his use of psychedelic mushrooms, the L.A. Times reports. ...

A US military F-16 jet crashed in southern South Korea Wednesday during a training mission but its pilot ejected to safety, US authorities said.

Two Muslim men were removed from a flight bound for North Carolina before the plane took off Friday, reportedly because they were clad in traditional Muslim garb, making the pilot and other passengers uncomfortable.

KABUL — An Afghan pilot opened fire and killed six foreign troops Wednesday after a row at a NATO training centre for the national air force in Kabul in one of the deadliest such clashes yet, officials said.

A series of "raunchy" videos produced aboard the USS Enterprise and broadcast to its crew were the brainchild of the aircraft carrier's second-in-command, news reports indicate.

An airline pilot who said he was punished by the with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) for posting a video on YouTube showing flaws in airport security revealed his identity on Monday.