Pilot Who Tried to Shut Down Plane Engines Midflight Pleads Guilty

Pilot who tried to shut down plane engines midflight pleads guilty

Joseph David Emerson entered a guilty plea on Friday for interfering with flight crew members in October 2023 in a federal court in Portland

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Ex-pilot who tried to cut a flight’s engines pleads guilty

PORTLAND, Ore. — A former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit pleaded guilty or no-contest to all charges against him Friday, saying in court that…

Ex-Alaska Airlines pilot pleads guilty after attempt to shut down engines mid-flight

An ex-Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to disable both engines of a Horizon Air Embraer E175 while riding in the cockpit jump seat has pleaded guilty to a single federal felony charge, U.S. prosecutors announced.  Joseph David Emerson, 46, of Pleasant Hill, California, admitted to one count of interfering with flight crew members stemming from the October 22, 2023, incident that forced Horizon Air Flight 2059 to divert to Portland, Oregon. The je…