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☆ Alaska Airlines Pilot Accused of Trying to Cut Engines Midflight Avoids Attempted Murder Charges
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-06 | by ( Talal Ansari | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Joseph Emerson, in focus, had been previously charged with 83 counts of second-degree attempted murder and one count of endangering an aircraft. Photo: dave killen/pool/ReutersAn off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot accused of attempting to shut down an airplane’s engines midflight avoided attempted murder charges after a grand jury indicted him instead on charges of reckless endangerment. The grand jury indicted the pilot, Joseph Emerson, with one count of endangering an aircraft in the first degree and 83 counts of recklessly endangering another person, the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office, in Portland, Ore., said Tuesday. The reckless endangerment counts are misdemeanors and the endangering aircraft charge is a felony, the district attorney’s office said.

Persons: Joseph Emerson, dave killen, midflight Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Attorney’s Office Locations: Multnomah County, Portland ,

☆ Passengers Sue Alaska Airlines After Off-Duty Pilot Tried to Cut Engines Midflight
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Alyssa Lukpat | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot Joseph David Emerson appeared in court Tuesday on dozens of attempted murder charges after allegedly trying to disable an aircraft’s engines midflight. Photo: Dave Killen/Associated PressPassengers on an Alaska Airlines flight during which an off-duty pilot attempted to shut off the engines sued the airline, claiming that the pilots weren’t carefully screened. The three passengers who filed the lawsuit said they have been scared to be on a plane since the Oct. 22 flight. On that trip, pilot Joseph David Emerson , who was sitting in a cockpit jump seat, reached for handles that would shut off the engines’ fuel, according to court records. The captain and first officer scuffled with him for about 30 seconds and managed to keep the handles from being pulled all the way.

Persons: Joseph David Emerson, Dave Killen, scuffled Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Associated Press Passengers

☆ Alaska Airlines sued over attempt by off-duty pilot to shut down engines
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-03 | by ( Steve Gorman | Companies Need To Integrate Climate Reporting Across Functions To Comply With California S New Law | Henry Engler | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The lawsuit stems from an in-flight emergency declared by the crew of Alaska Airlines Flight 2059 over the Pacific Northwest while the aircraft was en route from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco, on Oct 22. The suit also names Horizon Air - the regional subsidiary operating the Alaska Airlines flight- as a defendant. Alaska Airlines in an emailed statement to Reuters said that they have received the complaint and are reviewing it. The suit also seeks injunctive relief mandating Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air to conduct examinations of all anticipated flight crew and jump seat passengers, including their "mental health status". Joseph David Emerson was the Alaska Airlines pilot who was riding as a standby employee passenger in the cockpit "jump seat".

Persons: Joseph David Emerson, Dave Killen, Emerson, Steve Gorman, Abinaya, Shubhendu, Chandni Shah, Mrinmay Dey, Gokul, Devika Nair, Aurora Ellis Organizations: Alaska Airlines, Horizon Air, Horizon, Reuters, Alaska Air, Shubhendu Deshmukh, Thomson Locations: Multnomah County, Portland , Oregon, U.S, Seattle, Pacific Northwest, Everett , Washington, San Francisco, Washington, Los Angeles, Bengaluru

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