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SkyWest Airlines Pilot Arrested On Suspicion Of Operating Flight While Intoxicated

Travelers on a Delta connection flight from Rapid City, SD to Salt Lake City experienced an unusual, but necessary, delay on Wednesday morning when police arrested the pilot on the suspicion that he was intoxicated. [More]

FBI: Flight Attendant’s Story About Suspicious Package That Forced Emergency Landing Was A Hoax

FBI: Flight Attendant’s Story About Suspicious Package That Forced Emergency Landing Was A Hoax

A flight attendant who reported a suspicious package on a Delta Air Lines flight, prompting the plane to make an emergency landing last week in North Dakota, made the whole thing up, the FBI says, and has been charged with interfering with the operation of an aircraft and communicating false information. [More]

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FAA Hits SkyWest With Speed, Altitude Restrictions After A Plane Allegedly Stalled During Descent

SkyWest Airlines will have to adjust the speed and altitude of some of its aircraft, after the Federal Aviation Administration says one of the airline’s planes stalled during descent last April. [More]