Close call between B-52 and regional jet in North Dakota under investigation
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Daily Mail
8 hours ago
- Daily Mail
Shocking moment federal air marshals 'stormed the cockpit' of Delta flight and arrested co-pilot
Federal authorities could be seen storming the cockpit of a Delta Airlines flight in San Francisco before they placed the co-pilot in handcuffs and led him off the flight. The federal agents entered Flight 2809 from Minneapolis shortly after it landed at the San Francisco International Airport at around 9.35pm on Saturday. They were filmed donning plainclothes and wearing law enforcement badges around their necks. Their faces were cropped out in video shared online. But passengers said the group of 10 officers included agents from Homeland Security Investigations and others who identified as federal air marshals, KTLA reports. 'A group of people with badges, guns and different agency vests/markings were pushing their way through the aisle to the cockpit,' a passenger who was sitting in first class told the San Francisco Chronicle. She went on to explain that the officers 'stormed the cockpit, cuffed the pilot, arrested him, walked him down the aisle and ushered him off the plane through the cabin doors located between first and coach.' Soon after, a second team of agents returned to the plane to collect the unidentified co-pilot's personal belongings. Authorities did not immediately reveal why the co-pilot was apprehended. But Fox News national correspondent Bill Melugin cited a senior federal official who claims the co-pilot was taken into custody by Homeland Security Investigations on allegations involving child sexual abuse materials. The arrest seemed to shock even those who worked on the flight. Video shared online showed federal agents in plainclothes wearing badges around their necks entering Flight 2809 from Minneapolis shortly after it landed at the San Francisco International Airport at around 9.35pm on Saturday. The officers then arrested the co-pilot of the flight 🚨 BREAKING: A Delta pilot was arrested by HSI (Homeland Security) on CSAM charges. — Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) July 27, 2025 The remaining pilot said he had no idea what was happening, View from the Wing reports, and a passenger on the flight recounted asking a member of the flight crew what was happening. 'I looked at him and said "What's going on?" He said, "I have no idea,"' the passenger told Fox 9. 'And he genuinely looked like this was a surprise, that all of a sudden there was people on the plane, because he had us stand up, we were starting to take our stuff out for arrival and everybody was already in the overhead bin.' The passenger who spoke to the Chronicle ultimately called the experience 'shocking and unnerving,' noting that those on board received no information from the crew about what had occurred.
Reuters
2 days ago
- Reuters
Two Southwest flight attendants injured after jet dives to avoid collision
WASHINGTON, July 25 (Reuters) - Two flight attendants on a Southwest Airlines (LUV.N), opens new tab flight departing Burbank, California, were injured on Friday after pilots took evasive action to dodge another aircraft on takeoff, the airline said. Southwest Flight 1496 sharply descended nearly 500 feet, according to flight tracking websites, marking the second time in a week that a U.S. commercial jet was forced to make abrupt flight maneuvers to avoid a potential mid-air collision. The airline and the Federal Aviation Administration said the Southwest pilots took action after receiving cockpit alerts of other aircraft traffic being dangerously close. The Southwest Boeing 737 continued on to Las Vegas, where it landed uneventfully. The aircraft that the Southwest flight avoided was not immediately identified. The FAA was investigating. Two flight attendants were treated for injuries, the airline said, without providing detail. No injuries were immediately reported by passengers, according to Southwest. But one passenger told Fox News Digital the sharp descent stirred panic onboard. "It was terrifying. We really thought we were plummeting to a plane crash," Caitlin Burdi said in an on-camera interview. After the incident, "the pilot came on (the intercom), and he told us we almost collided with another plane." According to a statement from Southwest, the incident began when its crew responded to "two onboard traffic alerts" while taking off from the Hollywood Burbank Airport north of Los Angeles, "requiring them to climb and descend to comply with the alerts." In a separate incident one week ago, a SkyWest Airlines (SKYW.O), opens new tab jet operating as a Delta Connection (DAL.N), opens new tab flight from Minneapolis reported taking evasive action to avoid a possible collision with a U.S. Air Force bomber during a landing approach over North Dakota on July 18. The FAA said on Monday it was investigating last Friday's near-miss incident involving SkyWest Flight 3788, an Embraer ( opens new tab ERJ-175 regional jet, which landed safely at Minot, North Dakota. The Air Force confirmed a B-52 jet bomber assigned to Minot Air Force Base had conducted a ceremonial flyover of the North Dakota State Fair last Friday around the time of the SkyWest incident. The Air Force said the bomber cockpit crew was in contact with local air traffic control before, during and after the flyover, and that the Minot International Airport control tower "did not advise of the inbound commercial aircraft" as the B-52 was departing the area. The incident remains under FAA investigation, the Air Force said.
Daily Record
4 days ago
- Daily Record
Urgent hunt for woman missing for four days known to frequent B&M store
Urgent hunt for woman missing for four days known to frequent B&M store Yunhui Lin does not have access to a vehicle and may be travelling on foot or using public transport. Yunhui Lin Police are appealing for help to trace a woman who vanished in Glasgow at the weekend. Yunhui Lin was last spotted in Springburn Park at around 11.15am on Sunday, July 20 and hasn't been seen or heard from since. Officers say the 41-year-old's disappearance is out of character and are urging anyone with information to come forward. Yunhui is known to frequent Springburn Shopping Centre, particularly the B&M store. Officers believe she may still be in the local area. She is described as East Asian, around 5ft 1in tall, with black shoulder-length hair. At the time she went missing, she was wearing a beige trench coat, black top, brown cycling shorts and white and pink trainers. Yunhui is known to frequent the shops within Springburn shopping centre, particularly the B&M store. Police say Yunhui does not have access to a car and may be travelling on foot or using public transport. Article continues below Anyone who has seen Yunhui, or someone matching her description, is asked to report this to officers as soon as possible. Those with information should contact Police Scotland via 101 and quote incident number 1783 of 20 July 2025.
