Rockies hitting coach Hensley Meulens' cockpit visit triggers FAA investigation


by Yahoo Sports

Yahoo Sports— Meulens is seen in a since-deleted video sitting in one of the pilots' seats during a team charter from Denver to Toronto.

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.

FOX News—FAA investigates Rockies after deleted video shows coach in cockpit during flight. A social media post has prompted an investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and United Airlines after a Colorado Rockies coach was seen sitting in the cockpit of a chartered flight while in the air.  The FAA confirmed in a statement to Fox News Digital that the incident, which came to light in a now-deleted Instagram post, is under investigation.  "The FAA is investigating this event. Federal regulations restrict flight deck access to specific individuals. We do not comment...

NBC4 Washington—Federal officials are investigating a Rockies coach's cockpit visit during a United flight. Federal officials are investigating an unauthorized inflight cockpit visit by a coach for the Colorado Rockies baseball team during a United Airlines charter flight.