Former Alaska Pilot Faces Sentencing After Mid-Flight Engine Scare

1 sourceUpdated Nov 17, 2025

A former Alaska Airlines pilot who admitted to trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 is set to learn his federal sentence Monday, nearly 14 months after the alarming incident forced an emergency…

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