Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot riding in the cockpit jump seat tried to shut down the engines mid-flight The San Francisco-bound Horizon Air flight safely diverted to Portland, where the accused ...

An off-duty pilot riding as a passenger in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines flight Sunday tried to “disrupt the operation of the engines,” forcing the flight en route to San Francisco to ...

Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot ... flight but the Embraer 175 jet has 76 seats. Industry experts say airlines typically allow pilots to catch a ride in the cockpit jump seat to their flight ...

In the Embraer 175's cockpit, these fire extinguisher controls are up top. They are within easy access to engage for a pilot sitting in the jump seat of the cockpit right between the two pilots ...

An off-duty pilot riding in the cockpit of an Alaska Airlines jet tried to disable the aircraft's engines on a flight from the Seattle area to San Francisco, but crew members subdued him, and the ...

According to Alaska Airlines' website, the flight was scheduled to depart at 5:25 p.m. and arrive at 7:30 p.m. It eventually took off from Portland at 7:18 p.m. and landed in San Francisco at 9:02 ...

A pilot riding in the extra seat in the cockpit of a passenger jet tried to shut down the engines in midflight and had to be subdued by the two pilots Sunday, according to Alaska Airlines and ...