Southwest Airlines' (SWA) ordinary flight turned into one of the most disturbing aviation cases in history, as the captain of Flight 6607, bound for Orlando from Philadelphia, was accused of stripping naked and watching adult content in the cockpit while his female First Officer continued operating the aircraft.

The co-pilot subsequently reported the incident to SWA's Employee Relations Investigator, leading to a federal criminal case, where he pleaded guilty and was fined $5,000, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office in the District of Maryland.

However, what followed was that the co-pilot found herself in a challenging situation, as the SWA pilots' union allegedly sided with the captain and retaliated against her for reporting his lewd behavior.

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[–] 2 points 2 months ago

I've often distinguished police unions from every other kind of union by pointing out, if a teacher fucks a student, the teachers' union doesn't blame the student.

Guess this pilots' union is off the list.

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