JetBlue flight attendant wants his old job back

[Liberal_in_LA]

New York (CNN) -- The flight attendant whose dramatic departure from a JetBlue plane at a New York City airport has transformed him into a folk hero to some wants his job back, his lawyer told reporters Thursday.

"That's his life," Steven Slater's Legal Aid defense attorney Howard Turman told reporters outside his client's home in Queens, near John F. Kennedy International Airport, where Slater's exit via an emergency slide vaulted him to national attention. "His father was a pilot; his mother was a flight attendant. That's in his blood. That's what he likes to do."

Whether Slater can regain his wings was unclear. "We're conducting an internal investigation regarding his status as an employee at JetBlue," said airline spokeswoman Jenny Dervin, who added that Slater has been removed from duty pending the outcome of that internal inquiry.

She described Slater's behavior as unlike that of the New York-based airline's other 2,300 flight attendants. "I would say this is highly unique," she said.

But an internal memo sent Thursday by JetBlue Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Rob Maruster and obtained by CNN describes a company that appears unlikely to forgive. "Intentionally arming and deploying an evacuation slide for anything other than the express purpose of protecting the safety of our crew and customers is unacceptable," it says. "It will not, and can not, be tolerated."

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TRAVEL/08/12/flight.attendant/?hpt=T2

[mnhtnbb]

1. It's going to be tough for him to get a job anywhere.

[Liberal_in_LA]

4. He needs to cash in on his 15 minutes of fame. SIgn up for reality shows

I could see him getting booked on Survivor, Big Brother or other reality show

[Sen. Walter Sobchak]

12. The TSA would hire him

Emotionally unhinged, verbally abusive and a petty thief - he has TSA management written all over him.

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[Obamanaut]

3. more here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=8938933

[Liberal_in_LA]

5. Thanks

[madmax]

6. He will never work for any airline

ever. Fuggedabout it, buddy.

[tammywammy]

7. Yeah, he burned that bridge. n/t

[tammywammy]

8. Yeah, he burned that bridge. n/t

[alphafemale]

9. Good luck with that.

:rofl:

[rocktivity]

10. Only if he can prove that his behavior was the result of the head injury.

They could turn his job hunt into a reality show. Aside from that, there's always vlogging and public access TV.

:shrug:
rocktivity

[TheCowsCameHome]

11. Maybe he can find a job tending slides at a kiddie park.

He'll never fly for pay again.