Pilots could receive paid time off for mental health care under proposal
Liias said pilots are reluctant to admit when they need mental health assistance, in part, because it can impact their ...
Pilots could receive paid time off for mental health care under Washington state proposal after Alaska Airlines incident
Liias said pilots are reluctant to admit when they need mental health assistance, in part, because it can impact their earnings. He is sponsoring SB 5396, which would qualify pilots for the state’s ...
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Pilots could receive paid time off for mental health care under proposal
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Sen. Marko Liias calls Joseph Emerson’s case “a cautionary tale.” In December of 2023 police arrested Emerson, an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, after investigators said ...
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How Can a Plane Suddenly Nose-Dive?
Here are some of the reasons why aircraft can catastrophically veer toward the ground like a medevac jet did in Philadelphia ...
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Off-duty pilot who ‘tried to crash plane’ with 83 on board after taking mushrooms explained what happened
On 22 October 2023, Joseph David Emerson attempted to crash Alaska Airlines Flight 2059 while in the cockpit. The pilot has since been arrested and charged with 83 counts of attempted murder ...
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Plane audio shows moments after off-duty pilot ‘tried to crash plane’ with 83 on board after taking mushrooms
Joseph David Emerson was arrested after the incident on the Alaska Airlines Flight 2059 on 22 October 2023. Two days before the flight, the 44-year-old said he and his friends had taken ...
Alaska Airlines crew hits, restrains man who latched on to other passenger’s hair on Portland-bound flight (video)
It's the latest incident for an Alaska Airlines flight departing from or heading to Portland International Airport.