On Sunday evening, Alaska Airlines Flight 2059, which flies from Paine Field in Everett, Wash. to San Francisco, was diverted to Portland after an off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot, who was in the jump seat of the cockpit, tried to shut down the engines mid-flight. The off-duty pilot was subdued and forced out of the cockpit … Continue reading Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot tried to shut down jet’s engines mid-flight