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 ...

Joseph D. Emerson, 46, pleaded guilty on Friday, Sept. 5, to one felony count of interference with flight crew members and attendants ABC News A now-former Alaska Airlines pilot who was accused of ...

A former Alaska Airlines pilot who attempted to disable the engines of a 2023 passenger flight while riding off duty in the cockpit — after taking psychedelic mushrooms — pleaded guilty or no contest ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — 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 is due to enter guilty and no-contest pleas in ...

The former Alaska Airlines pilot had consumed psychedelic mushrooms two days before the flight. Judges approved plea agreements in his case on Friday. By Michael Levenson A former Alaska Airlines ...

January 31st, 2000. The pilots of an Alaska Airlines MD-80 fight desperately for control, as their aircraft careens towards ...

FILE - Joseph David Emerson, back, appears in Multnomah County Circuit Court for an indictment hearing in Portland, Ore., on Dec. 7, 2023. (Dave Killen/The Oregonian via AP, Pool, File) PORTLAND, Ore.

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

Joseph Emerson pleaded guilty in his federal case on Friday. 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 ...