Aviation experts say the incident on Sunday in which an off-duty pilot, riding in a jump seat in a cockpit, tried to disable a jetliner in midflight renews questions about the threat posed by airline workers who have special access to places where passengers can’t go
(AP Photo/LM Otero, File)The pilots who let him in the cockpit Sunday said they didn’t see anything out of the ordinary before takeoff
Pilots are required to undergo psychological screening as part of their regularly scheduled medical exams
The pilot involved in Sunday’s incident got his most recent exam in September, according to Federal Aviation Administration records
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