The Latest Breaking News from Alaska Airlines

Wife of off-duty pilot who ‘tried to turn off engines mid-flight’ breaks silence

‘This is not my Joe,’ says wife of Joseph Emerson who is now facing 83 counts of attempted murder

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2023

Wife of ex-Alaska Airlines pilot says she's in shock after averted Horizon Air disaster

The wife of a former Alaska Airlines pilot who prosecutors say tried to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight said she was in a state of shock over his arrest

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023

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

Joseph Emerson, 44, was the safety officer for the NRI Flying Club in California

The Independent UK · Oct 26, 2023

Off-duty pilot charged with attempted murder for trying to down plane ‘had taken magic mushrooms’

Joseph David Emerson, 44, was arrested after the plane landed safely in Portland, Oregon on Sunday, 22 October

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

Watch live: Alaska Airlines pilot arraigned on 83 counts of attempted murder after trying to shut down plane engine

Watch live as an off-duty pilot is accused of trying to disable a jetliner appears in an Oregon court, where he faces 83 counts of attempted murder.

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

FBI: 'I am not okay' off-duty Alaska pilot said before trying to turn off jet engines

New details from the off-duty pilot's interactions with the flight crew are contained in a federal affidavit charging him with interfering during Sunday's flight which diverted to Portland, Ore.

WEKU · Oct 24, 2023

Security scare on board a US airliner highlights the threat posed by aviation insiders

Aviation experts say the incident in which an off-duty pilot tried to disable a jetliner in midflight renews questions about the threat posed by insiders — airline workers who have special access to places where passengers can't go

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

Pilot who police say tried to cut the engines on a jet midflight now faces a federal charge

An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who police say tried to cut the engines on a jet midflight was charged with a federal count of interfering with a flight crew

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

Passengers describe moment off-duty pilot tried to crash their plane

Joseph Emerson’s alleged motive for the incident remains unclear

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

An off-duty pilot allegedly tried to take down a plane mid-flight. No one knows why

Off-duty pilot Joseph D. Emerson was charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to crash a plane mid-flight. The motive remains a mystery. Martha McHardy reports

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023