A JetBlue flight attendant was arrested on Monday after he got into an argument with a passenger on a flight arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.
Steven Slater, 39, was a flight attendant on JetBlue Flight 1052 from Pittsburgh to New York City. Just before landing, a passenger accidentally struck Slater in the head with a piece of luggage as he was trying to remove it from the overhead bin. All passengers were suppose to be seated for landing. When Slater asked for an apology, the passenger refused and swore at Slater.
As the plane was landing, Slater got on the public address system and began to swear at the passenger. After the plane landed, strangely, Slater grabbed a beer, activated the evacuation slide, slid down it, and ran to his vehicle parked in an employee parking lot. He then drove home without incident.
Port Authority police were not notified about the incident until almost a half hour later. Steven Slater was arrested later at his home in Queens and is being charged with criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing.
Any flight attendant who grabs a beer, slides down the evacuation chute of a plane that just landed, and drives away is alright in my book. What makes it even better is that he was able to go from the plane, straight to his car, and drive away without anyone noticing for half an hour.
Even though the flight attendant went a little overboard with his reaction to the situation, the passenger is at fault. There are reasons why passengers are to remain seated when a plane is landing. The rules are not there to inconvenience the passengers but to keep them and the crew safe. Next time, apologize, sit down, and enjoy your New York vacation.
Well, at least he got to drink a beer before he was arrested.
Posted on July 02, 2010 3:23 PM Tags : Airplanes | Cars
The days of flying cars, like those seen on such cartoons as The Jetsons, might be closer than you think.
Affordable flying cars are now a reality after the FAA gave clearance for the production of a car and plane hybrid. The two passenger flying car will be produced by Terrafugia. It will be fully street legal and good for the environment as it gets 30 miles per gallon and runs on regular unleaded automobile fuel. The price will be set at $200,000, which is fairly cheap considering the prices of some high end spots cars.
The flying car drives like a normal car. When ready to take flight, all the driver has to do is unfold the wings which takes only 30 seconds.
This will be pretty cool and interesting. If successful, I would only imagine that the $200,000 price tag will come down and be more affordable to the general public.
This could also be very bad. Think about all the times you encounter horrible drivers on the road. Now imagine those same drivers flying a plane next to you and at high speeds. Hopefully a parachute will be included with purchase.
I am still waiting on the hoverboard. According to Back to the Future, we only have about 5 years to go before it is invented. One can only hope. Also, I now can say that my truck gets worse gas mileage than a plane.
Take your child to work day is a great learning experience for both child and parent. Problem is, the parent is an air traffic controller at New York's JFK airport It appears the young boy made radio contact with at least five pilots awaiting take off. The FAA, which was not amused, decided to suspend the air traffic controller and his supervisor.
Like the pilots, I think the child actually did a great job, but what an idiot the parent is. What do you expect is going to happen if you let your child direct airplanes at one of the world's busiest airports.
After second thought, keep the kid at the controls, anything to keep the idiot parent away.
