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Passenger Who Tampered With Exit Door on Delta Connection Flight Sentenced to 18 Months

Prosecutors highlighted threats, exit-door tampering, and prior convictions during the sentencing.

Judge Orders Detention After United Flight Diverts Over Alleged Midair Assault

Alaska Passenger Charged After Alleged Midair Attempt to Open Cabin Door

Passenger Arrested After Attempt to Open Cathay Pacific Plane Door Mid-Flight on Boston–Hong Kong Route

Peraton Chosen to Lead FAA’s Brand New Air Traffic Control Overhaul by 2028

Passenger Charged After Two Teens Stabbed With Fork on Lufthansa Flight Diverted to Boston

‘Verbally Abusive’ Passenger Forces JetBlue Boston–Las Vegas Flight to Return to Logan

Alaska Flight Diverts to Boise After Alleged Assaults on Crew

Judge Orders American Airlines Passenger Held After Duct-Tape Restraint on Las Vegas Flight

Passenger Charged After Duct-Tape Restraint on American Airlines Las Vegas Flight

FAA Issues Safety Alert Urging Airlines to Tackle Rising Lithium‑Battery Fire Risk

Ex-Alaska Pilot Pleads Guilty in Federal Case, No Contest in Oregon in 2023 Engine-Shutdown Attempt

Video Shows Man Grab Woman by the Neck on American Airlines Flight to Miami as Deputies Make No Arrests

Breeze Airways Flight Diverted After Skateboard-Wielding Passenger’s Racist Outburst

Francisco Torres Sentenced to Time Served for Midair Attack and Door Tampering

23-Year-Old Faces Multiple Charges After Emergency Landing in Iowa

Delta Flight Diverts to Chicago After Mid-Air Disruption

Judge Sentences Delta Flight Stowaway to Time Served as Connecticut Seeks Extradition

Tulsa Man Convicted for Abusive Sexual Contact on Southwest Flight

Julius Jordan Priester Detained After Mid-Air Assault on Flight Attendant