The one hundred passengers who were on the JetBlue flight from Pittsburgh to JFK that was halted when their flight attendant slid the coop are receiving $100 vouchers for future travel from the airline.
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JetBlue Offers Passengers on Slide Flight $100 Vouchers
Steven Slater is Not a Hero: Another Opinion
Earlier, our editor expressed our opinion that Steven Slater is not a hero. However, not everyone agrees, but it is a hot button issue, so we got another member of the Flight Wisdom team, the Infrequent Flier, to share his thoughts.
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Steven Slater is Not a Hero
Steven Slater has become something of a cult hero in the last twenty four hours. Someone even wrote a song about it. But why? It is normal to have dreams of quitting their job, telling off one's boss. It is a form of stress relief. The behavior of Mr. Slater is, to quote Henry...
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The deHavilland DHC-3 Otter
466 deHavilland DHC-3 Otters were produced from 1951-1967, and it commonly used as a rugged bush plane, flying into more remote regions, and as a search and rescue aircraft. It was used by the Canadian, U.S., Australian, and other air forces for this purpose. It has a 9-10 passenger plus pilot capacity.
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Sean O’Keefe Survives Plane Crash
The head of EADS North American, Sean O'Keefe, confirmed onboard the crash that killed former Senator Ted Stevens, has survived, according to Reuters.
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Ted Stevens Dies in Plane Crash in Alaska
The NY Times is reporting that former Senator Ted Stevens has died in a small plane crash in Alaska last night. Five of the nine people onboard the DeHavilland DHC-3T are reported to have perished. The plane was on its way to a lodge near Lake Aleknagik. The North American head of operations...
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