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Cops: Fake pilot arrested on US Airways flight after struggling with jump seat
A man caught impersonating a pilot was arrested after he boarded a plane scheduled to fly from Philadelphia International Airport to West Palm Beach, Fla, authorities said. Philippe Jernnard, 61, of France, boarded the U.S. Airways flight Wednesday night, according to the FBI. (usnews.nbcnews.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
what an idiot, i hope he spends a season at a high security "resort"
The question is why did it take the gate agent and not the pilots he was sitting next to, to know that something was wrong!!!
it said the pilots were suspicious when he couldn't operate the jumpseat.
And besides 747 pilots aren't exactly up to date on the inner workings of an A320 cockpit...
And besides 747 pilots aren't exactly up to date on the inner workings of an A320 cockpit...
It shouldn't have gotten as far as the jumpseat. He wasn't in a uniform, plus he was a pilot from a foreign carrier in the cockpit. The pilots should have questioned it immediately. The blame goes on them, luckily the gate agent caught it.
don't they have to get through the gate agent to get to the pilot! Credentials are to be shown before the pilots board the plane.
I am not a pilot or anything! I was really just wondering.
I finally had time to read the whole thing so now I understand how and why the gate agent handled the situation.
I've always wondered about that open cockpit door during pax boarding anyway vs. the sterile cockpit rule as well. You are absolutely correct in that they should have caught it. I got to go up into oil country next Tuesday to KISN. Too dang cold up there for this old man.lol
The new oil Mecca up there, which airplane u going in?
CRJ. Aman might get the 67 in if they ever had to go as long as the wind stayed right and you could use 11/29. Even with the CRJ, I'm gonna be light just in case the wind took a wild har and I had to do 2/20. That'd be like landing on a highway, but I've had to do that before too.lol It ain't much, just another boomtown
Weren't you out that way here while back?
Never mind. You were in WY. I member now.lol
I just got on, yeah it was Pinedale WY
Yeah, they are debating right now about going up this afternoon in case we would have to divert. My 2cts worth is tht while no alternative, I don't think it will be a problem. There are a dozen or so RJ regionals in/out of there daily.
There u go, tell them to take the airlines...
Unfortunately, that's what they got us for.lol
They just decided. We'll go in the morning, but Dude has decide he'd better go along to look this place over. Leon and the newby can cover the 67 if anything comes up there.lol