Gun Taken From Suicidal JetBlue Pilot in Crew Lounge

[RamboLiberal]

Source: ABC News

A JetBlue pilot who was abruptly removed from duty in the crew lounge of Boston's Logan International Airport was carrying a gun, a Massachusetts State Police spokesman told ABC News.

JetBlue issued a statement today saying the pilot was relieved of duty for health reasons, but denied reports that he had sent a text message threatening to crash the plane.

"Reports that a JetBlue pilot threatened to crash a plane are unsubstantiated," the company said.

The pilot was scheduled to fly a plane Thursday, but was taken to a hospital for evaluation instead.



Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Travel/jetblue-pilot-yanked-flight-text-illness/story?id=10709903

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Wonderful. :sarcasm: Glad he didn't get in the air.

[NBachers]

1. UUUuhh- Couldn't have anything to do with overloading him with shifts and underpaying him, could it?

[IndianaJoe]

2. Er...Remind me not to fly Jet Blue on my next trip to Beantown.

[customerserviceguy]

6. It'll probably fly into you

I'm surprised that someone with such a fragile mental state could go undetected before this incident.

[DesertFlower]

3. my brother in law hated to fly.

his dad was a pilot. need i say more?

[Rebubula]

4. Uhhh....

...yes. Yes, you do.

I am a pilot and I love to fly.

[DesertFlower]

5. his dad was a drinker.

[LuckyLib]

7. His dad was a pilot who drank (with the inference that he drank on the job) and he never blew the

whistle on him? Shame on him. One phone call would have done it.

[DesertFlower]

8. i agree. when i met my brother

in law his dad was already retired. he lived in England. i don't know what airline he worked for.

[EFerrari]

9. My brother in law was a pilot and an alcoholic and had card games

with his fellow alcoholic pilots frequently. No one in the family was thrilled about flying.