https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed An Ethiopian Airlines pilot who hijacked his own plane and landed it in Geneva so he could claim political asylum in Switzerland was in a state of “complete paranoia” during his action in February 2014, according to experts. https://www.thelocal.ch/20151113/paranoid-hijack-pilot-faces-no-swiss-charges Fri, 13 Nov 2015 13:12:43 +0100 paranoid-hijack-pilot-faces-no-swiss-charges An Ethiopian Airlines pilot who last year hijacked a plane to seek asylum in Switzerland was on Friday jailed in absentia for 19 years by a court in Ethiopia. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150320/ethiopian-pilot-jailed-in-absentia-for-swiss-hijacking Fri, 20 Mar 2015 16:36:14 +0100 ethiopian-pilot-jailed-in-absentia-for-swiss-hijacking An Ethiopian Airlines pilot who last year diverted a plane to Geneva so he could seek asylum, was on Monday convicted in absentia of hijacking the aircraft by a court in Addis Ababa, local radio reported. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150317/ethiopian-skyjacker-convicted-by-addis-ababa-court Tue, 17 Mar 2015 22:35:47 +0100 ethiopian-skyjacker-convicted-by-addis-ababa-court A North African news website has released a photo of the co-pilot who hijacked an Ethiopian Airlines plane and forced it to land at Geneva airport on Monday, while providing background on the man who sought political asylum in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140218/african-website-reveals-details-of-plane-hijacker Tue, 18 Feb 2014 13:37:00 +0100 african-website-reveals-details-of-plane-hijacker The co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines plane hijacked his own aircraft on Monday by threatening to crash it and forced it to land in Geneva so he could seek asylum, sparking what one passenger described as "pure fear". https://www.thelocal.ch/20140217/co-pilot-threatened-to-crash-ethiopian-airlines-plane Mon, 17 Feb 2014 23:30:00 +0100 co-pilot-threatened-to-crash-ethiopian-airlines-plane Ethiopia's government on Monday named the co-pilot of an Ethiopian Airlines flight who hijacked his aircraft and forced it to land in Geneva, describing him as "medically sane" and saying the incident "beggars belief". https://www.thelocal.ch/20140217/ethip Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:33:00 +0100 ethip Ethiopia says it is investigating a co-pilot who hijacked an Ethiopian Airlines flight and forced it to land in Geneva. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140217/ethiopia-probes-status-of-hi-jacking-pilot Mon, 17 Feb 2014 13:17:00 +0100 ethiopia-probes-status-of-hi-jacking-pilot UPDATED: An Ethiopian Airlines flight en route to Rome with 202 passengers was hijacked on Monday and forced to land in Geneva, where the co-pilot has been arrested, police said. The hijacker was seeking asylum in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140217/ethiopian-plane-lands-in-geneva-after-hijacking Mon, 17 Feb 2014 10:45:00 +0100 ethiopian-plane-lands-in-geneva-after-hijacking