A since-deleted Instagram video appearing to show a Colorado Rockies hitting coach in the cockpit of an active United Airlines flight is under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration.
Colorado Rockies hitting coach Hensley Meulens chats with players as they warm up before a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies Saturday, May 13, 2023, in Denver. Federal aviation official said Friday, April 19, 2024, that they are investigating a …The coach, Hensley Meulens, wrote in the caption of the April 10 Instagram post that he “had some fun in the cockpit on our flight from Denver to Toronto.
Passengers have been banned from the flight decks of active flights since regulations were tightened after 9/11. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident. “Federal regulations restrict flight deck access to specific individuals. We do not comment on the details of open investigations,” the FAA told KDVR-TV.“We’re deeply disturbed by what we see in that video, which appears to show an unauthorized person in the flight deck at cruise altitude while the autopilot was engaged.
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