Pilot Charged With Threatening To Shoot Flight Captain

NBC News reports:

A California pilot has been indicted for threatening to shoot a flight’s captain if he diverted a flight due to a passenger medical issue. Jonathan J. Dunn was indicted on Oct. 18 for interfering with the crew of a commercial airline flight, the U.S. Department of Transportation Office of the Inspector General said in a news release.

“After a disagreement about a potential flight diversion due to a passenger medical event, Dunn told the captain they would be shot multiple times if the captain diverted the flight,” the statement said. He was authorized to carry a firearm through the Transportation Security Administration’s Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) program, authorities said.

Read the full article. He’s since been fired.

A Delta Air Lines pilot and certified Federal Flight Deck Officer (FFDO) who was allowed to carry a gun while on duty, has been indicted for threatening to shoot the captain if a flight was diverted due to a passenger medical emergency on 2022-08-22.https://t.co/ZL2tW3NST2

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