FAA investigating the Colorado Rockies for safety violations on team flight


by CBS News

CBS News— Video posted on social media appears to show a member of the Colorado Rockies organization sitting in the cockpit of an airplane mid-flight.

CP24—U.S. FAA launches investigation into unauthorized personnel in cockpit of Colorado Rockies flight to Toronto. The U.S.’s Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a video that appears to show unauthorized personnel in the cockpit of a charted Colorado Rockies flight to Toronto. United Airlines chartered the flight and reported the “deeply disturbing” incident to the federal agency, according to a statement obtained by CTV News Toronto on Friday. The airline pointed to a video of the incident that surfaced on social media and has since been taken down. It appeared to show a member of the...

Fortune—A Colorado Rockies coach visited the cockpit of a United flight while at 35,000 feet. Now the FAA is investigating. Video surfaced this week that appears to show Rockies hitting coach Hensley Meulens sitting in a pilot's seat while the April 10 flight was at cruising altitude.

dailym.ai—Colorado Rockies are 'under FEDERAL INVESTIGATION' after coach Hensley Muelens posts video sat in the cockpit playing pilot on team's chartered flight: 'We are deeply disturbed'. The Colorado Rockies are under federal investigation after hitting coach Hensley Muelens posted a video of himself in the cockpit during a recent chartered flight, according to a report.