JetBlue CEO on pilot’s mid-air meltdown: ‘It started medical, but clearly wasn’t’

[NEDude]

According to the latest on CNN tonight (3/29), Osbon is "under care" and receiving "medical treatment". Certainly no hard facts, but lends credence to the theories that there is a medical reason for the behavior. If so, I hope it is treatable and he gets his life back.

 

[Ty Webb]

Mutiny. Jesus Christ. Stick to flying airplanes. Your legal expertise is severely lacking.

Damn, dude! You just shot down our whole flippin' raison d'etre. Thanks a bunch.

 

[waka]

I also think that the FO did an incredably brave act of essentially commiting a mutany against the Captain.

I find this aurgument facinating. This JB FO organized and performed a mutiny against the Captain. Rightfully so, but he still performed a mutiny.

"Mutiny"? Really?

Rebellion, uprising,overthrow, etc.....why don't you look up the definition and check in again.

If you want to get all maritime or military on this, then look at it more as relieving an officer of his command.....which is not a mutiny.

You're being a bit dramatic, cut back on the movies.

 

[tankerhead]

Its more of a guideline than a rule

Thank you Jack!!! Arrrrrrrrrr!

 

[Simon Says]

Mutiny? Are you serious? Do you even know the meaning of the word? Or is that just what popped out on your "word of the day" app? Your entire opening paragraph screams "look at me, I'm an idiot!"

Mutiny. Jesus Christ. Stick to flying airplanes. Your legal expertise is severely lacking.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutiny

I seemed to think I know what the term meant without looking it up. But since you called me an idiot and I have been known to mis-spell words from time to time and...yes even use the wrong meaning of a word.

So I used your link to see what it had to say.

Mutiny is a conspiracy among members of a group of similarly situated individuals (typically members of the military; or the crew of any ship, even if they are civilians) to openly oppose, change or overthrow an authority to which they are subject. The term is commonly used for a rebellion among members of the military against their superior officer(s), but can also occasionally refer to any type of rebellion against an authority figure.

I would say Mutiny would be a fairly accurate term here. Thank you for the definition.

 

[Simon Says]

"Mutiny"? Really?

Rebellion, uprising,overthrow, etc.....why don't you look up the definition and check in again.

If you want to get all maritime or military on this, then look at it more as relieving an officer of his command.....which is not a mutiny.

You're being a bit dramatic, cut back on the movies.

I still think its an appropriate term. I will give you loosely appropriate, but I still think appropriate. And the reason for it was because he locked the Captain out. Mutiny has to do with any "ship" and overthrowing a captain.

But you tell me what word would be more appropriate.

 

[Britpilot]

Can the FO relieve the Captain from being the Captain?

Yes........

 

[Simon Says]

Yes........

Simply saying yes doesn't make it so. What reference would you point me to.

 

[Britpilot]

simply saying yes doesn't make it so. What reference would you point me to.

fom.....

 

[dooork]

I seemed to think I know what the term meant without looking it up. But since you called me an idiot and I have been known to mis-spell words from time to time and...yes even use the wrong meaning of a word.

So I used your link to see what it had to say.

Mutiny is a conspiracy among members of a group of similarly situated individuals (typically members of the military; or the crew of any ship, even if they are civilians) to openly oppose, change or overthrow an authority to which they are subject. The term is commonly used for a rebellion among members of the military against their superior officer(s), but can also occasionally refer to any type of rebellion against an authority figure.

I would say Mutiny would be a fairly accurate term here. Thank you for the definition.

Very well......now look up conspiracy .

 

[ASADFW7]

Semantics on the word that is used to describe this situation, the news in the actions not the summary. Where I can see the excitement in actually using the word mutiny past growing up as a kid and watching Mutiny on the Bounty, in this case there wasn't a divided power group, or desertion from direct orders. Here is the case of one person being a risk to the flight, and everyone on board reacted to that event, IMHO.

 

[Simon Says]

fom.....

Ours does not. Very Cool.

 

[Smarta$$]

Come on Simon. You are really hung up on the "captain is God" thing. This isn't a nuclear submarine.... He was clearly mentally incapacitated and the FO did the right thing. Period...

You seem to be the only one that doesn't understand that the captain doesn't have the right to bring down the airplane, simply because he is the captian.

With a complex like yours, I am glad I never flew with you. Wouldn't be enough room in the cockpit for both our heads.

 

[skidbuggy]

Not sure if this has been discussed, but will or can the FAA now look at the culture and working conditions at Jetblue given that there have now been two psychological events among crew members in a year and a half period?

 

[Blue Dude]

Not sure if this has been discussed, but will or can the FAA now look at the culture and working conditions at Jetblue given that there have now been two psychological events among crew members in a year and a half period?

1) The Slater incident arguably wasn't a psychological event at all. He was just a short tempered, immature idiot. Maybe hiring practices need a good look.

2) This incident might not be psychological in nature either. There may be something physically wrong to account for his behavior. By all accounts, it wasn't typical.