United Airlines planes wait at gates at Newark Liberty International Airport, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in Newark, N.J.
Federal transportation officials in the U.S. are investigating an unauthorized in-flight cockpit visit by a coach for the Colorado Rockies baseball team during a United Airlines charter flight last week from Denver to Toronto.The Associated PressUnited Airlines planes are shown at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, N.J., in November 2023. U.S.
He can be seen and heard on the video joking with other people in the cockpit — including a person in a pilot's uniform and at least one other person who does not appear to be an airline employee — and says the plane is at 35,000 feet . "I'm going to land the plane tonight. So relax," he says. He then reaches toward the flight controls and pretends to take hold, saying, "I just press this button ... and it goes down."
United has suffered a series of problems in recent weeks, including a piece of aluminum skin falling off a plane, a tire dropping off another during takeoff and an engine fire. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has stepped up its oversight of the carrier, and the airline's CEO has sought to reassure travellers the airline is safe.A United spokesperson said it was conducting its own investigation of the flight.
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