A former NFL player accused of drunkenly hitting one man and urinating on another during a flight from Boston to Dublin has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, the Massachusetts State Police said Monday. Gosder Cherilus, a first-round pick of the Detroit Lions in 2008 and also played for the Indianapolis Colts and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was arrested early Sunday after the Delta Air Lines flight returned to Logan International Airport. Troopers ordered the 40-year-old from Wakefield, near Boston, to leave the plane but he “became irate and uncooperative,” police said. He was then arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and disturbing a flight crew. According to the police report, he appeared drunk when he boarded the plane, allegedly argued with the flight crew about his seat and an hour into the flight urinated on an elderly passenger. He then hit another passenger and took that passenger’s seat before passing out, the report says. The Boston Globe said Cherilus was arraigned Monday in East Boston District Court. “It’s pretty egregious what you did, as alleged,” Judge Debra A. DelVecchio told Cherilus.<br/>
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Kenya Airways Plc posted a first-half profit for the first time in 10 years as it increased passengers and cargo volumes. KQ, as the airline is more commonly known, made a profit of 513m shillings ($3.98m) after revenue jumped 22% from a year earlier. Passenger numbers increased 10% in the six months through June. “We are not there yet, but this is a significant milestone that indicates our intention to continue transforming this organization to a fully stable and sustainable airline so this is something we want to celebrate,” CEO Allan Kilavuka said Monday during a briefing. The carrier with a 48.9% state-owned also benefited from the strengthening of the Kenya shilling. The currency has gained almost 21% against the dollar so far this year, compared with depreciation by a similar margin last year. In January, Kenya’s markets regulator extended the trading suspension of Kenya Airways shares by a further 12 months. The stock hasn’t traded since July 2020 to allow the company to complete a restructuring process. KQ is in the process of picking a strategic partner to help recapitalize the airline and expects to make an announcement by the end of the year.<br/>