Update: Off-duty Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut down engines of SFO-bound flight relieved from all duties

Alaska Airlines on Tuesday confirmed that the off-duty pilot who attempted to shut down a jet's engines from the cockpit mid-flight during its journey to San Francisco has been "removed from service indefinitely and relieved from all duties at Alaska Airlines."

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