Off-duty pilot who tried to cut flight's engines midair to be sentenced in federal caseA former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines of a flight in 2023 is set to appear for sentencing in federal court. A former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines of a flight in 2023 is set to appear for sentencing in federal court. A former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines of a flight in 2023 is set to appear for sentencing in federal court. A former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines of a flight in 2023 is set to appear for sentencing in federal court. A former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit is set to appear for sentencing in federal court Monday.