Source: BroBible
Summary
Two United Airlines pilots were fired after a coach for the Colorado Rockies, Hensley Meulens, infiltrated the cockpit during a charter flight to Toronto in 2024. Meulens posted a video of himself in the captain’s chair on social media, sparking an FAA investigation. The pilots, including Captain Cynthia Clifford, were fired after Clifford reported the incident to the airline’s Flight Safety Action Program. Clifford is appealing her dismissal.
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The routine arrives with confidence.
United Airlines pilots get fired for letting a baseball coach crash the cockpit. The coach posts a video on social media, and suddenly, it’s a federal investigation. The pilots are out of a job, but the coach? He gets fired by the Rockies for a bad season. The lifestyle of a charter flight is all about rules and regulations, but sometimes, the crew just wants to have a little fun.
And that’s when the FAA shows up and ruins the party.
