Pilot arrested at Philadelphia airport.AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD LTD 1 Laron-type dwarfism 2 Leukotriene D 3 Long-term depression, see there 4. Long-term disabilityA US Airways pilot has been arrested for disorderly conduct disorderly conduct Conduct likely to lead to a disturbance of the public peace or that offends public decency. It has been held to include the use of obscene language in public, fighting in a public place, blocking public ways, and making threats. and making "terrorist threats" at a security checkpoint at Philadelphia International Airport. The pilot, Elwood Menear, allegedly said: "Why are you worried about tweezers tweezers An instrument with pincers used to grasp or extract. See Optical tweezers. when I could crash the plane?" while undergoing security checks before his flight on 13 January. The screeners thought the comments were inappropriate and police arrested Menear - who had been scheduled to fly from Philadelphia to Milwaukee. A substitute pilot was called in to complete the flight, and the FBI is investigating the pilot's comment to determine whether federal charges should be filed, Reuters reported. ((Comments on this story may be sent to aii.feedback@m2.com)) .END .PUB 430 >PD JANUARY 14, 2002 >JN AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION .PRICEDATE NOT APPLICABLE .DAY |
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