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‘Knocking on cockpit door’: American Airlines flight makes emergency landing after pilots mistake crew for hijackers

An American Airlines flight was forced to return to Omaha Airport on Monday after the pilots mistakenly believed passengers were trying to break into the cockpit, reports New York Post. The flight had departed for Los Angeles but made an emergency landing less than 40 minutes into the journey. The plane was only about 40 […]

‘Alarming’: British Airways pilot left cockpit door open mid-flight for family; grounded

A British Airways pilot was reportedly suspended after he left the aircraft’s cockpit door open while operating a Heathrow (LHR) to New York, John F. Kennedy (JFK) flight, reported the Sun.The pilot allegedly wanted his family, who were travelling as passengers, to watch him at the controls, an incident that alarmed some travellers and led […]

Delta cockpit raid: Indian-origin pilot charged with child sexual abuse faces 24 felony counts; bail set at $15 million

Delta co-pilot Rustom Bhagwagar The Delta Air Line pilot who was taken into custody straight from the plane on charges of child sexual assault in Contra Costa County, California has been charged with 24 felony counts on Tuesday, according to the Norther California authorities.Indian-origin Rustom Bhagwagar, 34, was taken into custody by a group of […]