"FAA Investigates Unauthorized Cockpit Access on Colorado Rockies Charter Flight"
TL;DR
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating after a video surfaced showing a Colorado Rockies baseball coach sitting in the cockpit of a United Airlines charter flight from Denver to Toronto, in violation of federal regulations. The coach's video, which has since been deleted, sparked concern as it appeared to show him in one of the pilot seats while the plane was en route to Canada. United Airlines has removed the pilots from service during the investigation, and the airline reported the incident to the FAA.
Topics:sportstransportation#cockpit#colorado-rockies#faa#investigation#transportation#united-airlines
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- Video of Colorado Rockies flight under investigation FOX 31 Denver
- FAA, United investigate after video captures ‘unauthorized person’ in cockpit during flight chartered by Colorado Rockies CNN
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