
The union did not respond to a phone call seeking comment. 31, 2020, three weeks after the incident that led to the criminal charge. His last flight for the Dallas-based airline was on Aug. Southwest said it supported Janning and that it would “vigorously defend” itself against the lawsuit. (CNN) Former Southwest Airlines pilot Michael Haak, 60, was sentenced to one year of probation last week after pleading guilty to committing a lewd, indecent, or obscene act during a flight he was. Haak, a resident of Longwood, Florida, was a Southwest Airlines pilot for 27 years until his retirement. Haak’s attorney, Michael Salnick, said Wednesday that his client disrobed only after Janning encouraged him to, never did anything else and that there were no previous incidents. A Southwest Airlines pilot is suing her former colleague, the company, and her union after a fellow pilot deadbolted the cockpit door and exposed himself to her. 10, 2020, flight from Philadelphia to Orlando reached cruising altitude, Michael Haak, 60. He pleaded guilty last year to a federal misdemeanor charge of committing a lewd, indecent or obscene act and was sentenced to probation. A former Southwest Airlines pilot pleaded guilty on Friday to a federal charge of. She also alleges that the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association conspired with the airline and refused to support her. (AP) - A Southwest Airlines pilot is suing the company, her union and a former colleague who pleaded guilty last year to dead-bolting the cockpit door during a flight and stripping naked in front of her.Ĭhristine Janning alleges that Southwest retaliated by grounding her after she reported Michael Haak to the company and the FBI, that it kept him employed despite an alleged history of sexual misconduct and that managers disparaged her in memos. The union did not respond to a phone call seeking comment.FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Michael Haak, 60, apologized and expressed remorse for his actions before U.S. Southwest said it supported Janning and that it would “vigorously defend” itself against the lawsuit. Haak’s attorney, Michael Salnick, said Wednesday that his client disrobed only after Janning encouraged him to, never did anything else and that there were no previous incidents. He pleaded guilty last year to a federal misdemeanor charge of committing a lewd, indecent or obscene act and was sentenced to probation. She also alleges that the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association conspired with the airline and refused to support her. Haak, who pleaded guilty last year to a federal misdemeanor charge of committing a lewd act over the same incident, had called the affair a consensual prank.

Michael Haak exposed his genitals to a first officer and watched porn in the cockpit, prosecutors. Christine Janning, who lives in Florida, filed the suit in September against Dallas-based Southwest Airlines, the Southwest Airlines pilots’ union and former Southwest pilot Michael Haak. (AP) - A Southwest Airlines pilot is suing the company, her union and a former colleague who pleaded guilty last year to dead-bolting the cockpit door during a flight and stripping naked in front of her.Ĭhristine Janning alleges that Southwest retaliated by grounding her after she reported Michael Haak to the company and the FBI, that it kept him employed despite an alleged history of sexual misconduct and that managers disparaged her in memos. According to The Associated Press, Christine Janning, the pilot, alleges that Southwest Airlines retaliated against her after she reported her colleague, Michael Haak to them and the FBI by. A retired Southwest Airlines pilot admitted to performing lewd acts during a flight last year.
