A former Alaska Airlines pilot pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday for trying to shut down the engines of a passenger plane in midair from a cockpit jump seat, prompting an in-flight emergency.

A former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit pleaded guilty in federal court on Friday as part of an agreement ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines on a plane mid-air has reached a plea agreement in both federal and state court. Joseph Emerson expressed remorse ...

Almost two years after off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph Emerson tried to shut off a plane’s engine midflight, the California man has pleaded guilty to related charges in Portland, Ore., as part ...