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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Travel
Martha McHardy

Pilot who ‘tried to shut down plane engines’ mid-flight is former safety officer

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The off-duty pilot who allegedly tried to crash an Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight was once the safety officer at his flying club in California.

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