The Federal Aviation Administration is now investigating what appears to be Colorado Rockies hitting coach Hensley Meulens in the cockpit of the team’s flight to Toronto earlier this month.
The news of the FAA investigation first came from KUSA-Ch. 9, which got a statement from United Airlines that says there was “an unauthorized person in the flight deck.”
“We are deeply disturbed by what we see in that video,” United said in a statement. The airline told KUSA that the video showed “a clear violation of our safety and operational policies.”
The United spokesperson did say to KUSA that the incident happened at cruising altitude when autopilot was engaged.
Below is a tweet of Meulens’ since-deleted Instagram post where it looks like he’s flying the team plane.
@united how many FAA rules and United policy did this flight crew break on a charter for Colorado Rockies to Toronto. Allowing anyone in the cockpit while in the air. Ever…