New American Truth

It seems not that long ago that JetBlue was in the news because of a flight attendant who flicked off, ranted and raved, then then exited out the rear door, sliding down the emergency slide. Thankfully, the plane was on the ground. Had he opened that rear door at altitude, ugly things could have happened. Now in the news is a story about a JetBlue PILOT that started acting “off” in the cockpit and then, thanks to a quick thinking co-pilot, ended up locked out of the cockpit but in an even more bizarre fashion. His behavior was such that the passengers felt scared and, to some extent, threatened by his behavior. Thankfully, some of them took action to, um… get him under control. The article I read said that a passenger wrestled with the out-of-control pilot, eventually subduing him. I believe the passenger did a GREAT job, but may have exercised more restraint than is safe in today’s world and under such circumstances. Read the full story