The Latest Breaking News from Alaska Airlines

Joseph Emerson is facing attempted murder charges for what he described as a ‘nervous breakdown’ on a Horizon Airlines flight. Kelly Rissman reports

Off-duty pilot Joseph D. Emerson was charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to crash a plane mid-flight. The motive remains a mystery. Martha McHardy reports

New details from the off-duty pilot's interactions with the flight crew are contained in a federal affidavit charging him with interfering during Sunday's flight which diverted to Portland, Ore.

Aviation experts say the incident in which an off-duty pilot tried to disable a jetliner in midflight renews questions about the threat posed by insiders — airline workers who have special access to places where passengers can't go

An off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who police say tried to cut the engines on a jet midflight was charged with a federal count of interfering with a flight crew

Joseph Emerson’s alleged motive for the incident remains unclear

Off-duty pilot Joseph D. Emerson was charged with 83 counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to crash a plane mid-flight. The motive remains a mystery. Martha McHardy reports

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Joseph Emerson is charged with attempted murder over the incident on board an Alaska Airlines flight