Off-duty pilot who tried to cut a flight’s engines midair won't serve prison time, judge rules

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday ruled there would be no prison time for a former Alaska Airlines pilot who had taken psychedelic mushrooms days before he tried to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit. U.S. District Court Judge Amy Baggio in Portland, [...]