Case settled over JetBlue pilot's meltdown

[TexasTowelie]

Passengers and JetBlue Airlines have settled a negligence lawsuit after a JetBlue pilot suffered a mid-flight meltdown last year, prompting an airliner to make an unscheduled landing in Amarillo.

Airline spokeswoman Jenny Dervin said the lawsuit was settled in late April. Terms were not disclosed, the Associated Press reported.

A spokeswoman for the attorney representing 34 passengers confirmed Wednesday the lawsuit was “resolved amicably by the parties.”

Passengers claimed JetBlue was “grossly negligent” in allowing Capt. Clayton Osbon to fly.

More at http://amarillo.com/news/2013-06-13/case-settled-over-jetblue-pilots-meltdown .

Cross-posted in Texas Group.

[hedgehog]

1. "Osbon suffered from a brief psychotic disorder and delusions “secondary to sleep deprivation.”

I wonder what his work schedule looked like!