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July 22, 2008

“Just Plane Art”

Filed under: Flight Attendant, Delta — anne @ 3:51 pm
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Wonderful story in the LA Times today (by Bob Pool) about a flight attendant who passes out crayons — to adults.

Jewel Van Valin started doing this after 9/11 to calm the nerves of anxious passengers.

It worked. People liked it. They still like it. And Van Valin has collected and kept them all. Now the Delta flight attendant is looking for a place to display what she calls this “Plane Art”. They should be seen, she says, because “many of these are very good.”

She’s right. See them for yourself.

June 9, 2008

The Flight Attendant, the Pilot, and the Poppies

Filed under: Flight Attendant, Pilots, Delta — mike @ 9:56 am
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It looks like we have another case on our hands of airline employees behaving badly.

Two former Delta Air Lines employees, a pilot and his fiancee flight attendant, are going to court for possession of opium poppies, which as reported by the Salt Lake City Tribune is a third-degree felony, punishable by up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $5,000.

Now, it should be pointed out that at the poppies the two were in possession of can be purchased online, and that prosecutors acknowledge that “they’re everywhere.” However, along with the poppies, a small amount of marijuana and drug paraphernalia was found in the couple’s bedroom, leading to misdemeanor charges in addition to the felony charges.

Both the pilot and the flight attendant have been let go from Delta Air Lines (although the pilot reports that he retired, while the flight attendant claims she was fired). The real catch of the case is that the defendants claim the opium poppies were purchased for decorative purposes only. Regardless of why they wanted them, in the State of Utah possessing opium poppies is “the same as possessing cocaine or heroin.”

We’ll keep you informed to let you know how the decorating defense goes over, and whether or not the two former Delta Air Lines employees can have the felony charges dropped.

May 16, 2008

Unhappy flight attendant sets fire on plane. Still unhappy, but now in jail.

Filed under: Flight Attendant — anne @ 12:54 pm
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A 19-year old man who worked as a flight attendant for Compass Airlines (a subsidiary of Northwest) had a problem: he didn’t want to fly the airline’s Minneapolis-St. Paul to Regina, Saskatchewan route. Why not? I dunno. The report doesn’t say.

Anyhoo, this bozo was apparently told that he had to work the route.

So… solution to the problem? Why, set the lavatory on fire!

So that is what he did. And the plane had to make an emergency landing in Fargo, which is where the young lad is being held without bail.

Just one question: you didn’t want to go to Regina — but you’re okay with Fargo?

February 7, 2008

Frenchman Strikes Flight Attendant

Filed under: Passengers, Flight Attendant — mike @ 2:18 pm
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I try to give the French the benefit of the doubt. I really do. Theirs is a beautiful country, and the fact that I can say “I’m going to the mountains with my cousins after dinner” in French has served me well over the years.

Of course, sometimes one rotten pomme can spoil the whole barrel…

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December 20, 2007

The BEST/WORST List…of FareCompare’s Grumpy Santa’s travels

Filed under: Leg Room, Flight Attendant, Grumpy Santa, Food — anne @ 11:17 am
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Grumpy Santa sheds new light on the best and worst of commercial aviation: you know, important stuff like, which airline’s flight attendants shamelessly coddled him the most, or where he got food you wouldn’t serve a dog.

Stuff like that. See it here. Consider it an early Christmas gift from the fine folks at Standard Upright Position.

December 19, 2007

Does BA Stand for British Airways? Or, “Bakery Authority”?

Filed under: Airlines, Flight Attendant, Food — anne @ 4:10 pm
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British Airways (BA) recently suspended one of their cabin crew stewards.

Did he get drunk? Molest a passenger? Pose for naked pictures?

Nah. According this this article, he was punished for “eating a muffin that was discarded on a passenger’s meal tray.”

Ask any cop: that’s always the very first step to a life of crime.

November 30, 2007

To Blog or Not to Blog: A Flight Attendant’s Tale

Filed under: Flight Attendant — mike @ 6:05 pm
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Can a company control your personal blogging? Maybe we’ll find out, thanks to Ellen Simonetti, a former Delta Flight attendant who (according to MSNBC) filed a sex discrimination lawsuit against Delta.

Part of the problem? Well, Simonetti is a blogger, on her own time, and she blogged about her job (she and Delta have since parted ways). Anyway, Delta seemed to have problems with some of the photos of Simonetti on her blogsite (including a real tame “leggy” shot, though she is in uniform–see for yourself–the blog is called Diary of a Flight Attendant). Hard to think what the problem is.

One thing that’s got this woman steamed is, Delta hasn’t said anything to male flight attendants who blog. Meanwhile, Delta, as you might imagine, ain’t sayin’ a thing.

November 29, 2007

So Who Are the Flight Attendants on Air Force One?

Filed under: Flight Attendant — anne @ 11:12 am
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Find out in this terrific story in the Wall St. Journal; alright, I’ll tell you. The flight attendants are…well, who did you think? Debbie from Southwest? No. They’re all Air Force enlisted personnel.

Plus, they’re tough guys (I’m talking men and women): all are “trained in survival skills, aircraft emergencies and the culinary arts”. They fly into war zones and stuff, too, but I’d feel pretty safe knowing they’re along for the ride.

October 22, 2007

Russian Flight Attendants Get Drunk, Frisky

Filed under: Flight Attendant, Drunk — mike @ 2:41 pm
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You hear some crazy stories about Russian airlines; Kids flying on the wing, flight attendants getting drunk and beating down a passenger, pilots living on the edge. But it’s a rare treat to actually get to see a bit of the lunacy in action.

Gadling pointed out a hidden camera video on English Russia that captures two (allegedly) intoxicated Russian flight attendants stealing a tender moment mid-flight.

In all fairness, drunk flight attendant videos aren’t relegated only to Russia. Click here to watch a homegrown airline employee do America proud.

October 16, 2007

Flight Attendants vs. Apple

Filed under: Frustration, Passengers, Gadgets, Flight Attendant — mike @ 3:27 pm
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Last week, we covered a story in which a passenger was arrested for an altercation that arose between he and a flight attendant after said attendant asked him to turn off his iPod. Well, those pesky Apple products are at it again. This time the culprit is the ever-popular iPhone.

An ATA passenger switched the iPhone to “Airplane Mode,” basically disabling any cell phone, bluetooth, or WiFi aspects of the device. The passenger proceeded to watch Jennifer Love Hewitt try desperately to escape a hook-handed killer in I Know What You Did Last Summer. The flight attendant, either not accepting the whole “airplane mode” theory or disagreeing with the turn Western cinema has taken over the last decade, told the passenger to turn the iPhone off. From there, things got ugly, and according to Consumerist, eventually led the flight attendant to remark, “You have to do anything I say, I am going to have you arrested…” When the plane landed, the passenger was detained, but no charges were brought.

OK, so the flight attendant couldn’t tell the passenger which FAA rules were being broken, and the passenger couldn’t make the case to keep the movie on. I can see both sides of the thing. This new- fangled technology might throw some airline employees off. For my part, I think the problem goes beyond iPods and iPhones. In the days of overcrowded planes, overworked employees, and frustrated travelers, a simple issue like whether someone should get to watch a mediocre horror movie while onboard a plane warrants police action. Perhaps, everybody just needs to calm down a bit. I know the work of Jennifer Love Hewitt always does the trick for me.

August 16, 2007

Caught on Tape! Allegedly Drunk Flight Attendant!

Filed under: Airlines, Flight Attendant, Drunk, Video — anne @ 1:26 pm
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You KNEW there had to be a tape of this; a tape of that 26-year old flight attendant who was “escorted” off a flight in Lexington, KY not too long ago. You know, the one who allegedly told a pilot, “You’re dead!” I am shocked, shocked to report that this episode seems to have involved the consumption of alcoholic beverages (according to court documents).

As I said, a video tape of her subsequent booking has surfaced; take a look. Funny thing is, court records apparently peg her blood alcohol level at just .03 which isnt much considering drivers are considered drunk at .08 (well, in a lot of states, anyway).

The tape, though, is not a picture of sobriety. And, oooh, girl, the mouth on you!

 
 
 
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