JetBlue pilot charged for meltdown goes to court

This is insane.. plus, how is the F/O a hero? he did is job also didn't another B6 pilot come to flight deck to give assistance to the F/O?

Why would anyone want to have anything to do with airlines other than make a profit off one? It's totally unfair how the pilot gets treated, yet the AA flight attendant goes away scott free.

Let's just be relieved he wasn't an FFDO. Then we'd have all of the anti-gun nuts coming out of the woodwork and he'd be doing the work of 2 puppets.

The Feds are quick to prosecute '' another example of America on the decline..........makes me sick!

I'm a little surprised nobody has brought this up http://www.newser.com/story/89518/jilted-jetblue-pilot-threatened-to-crash-plane.html

Two issues here which need to be addressed. One, as mentioned - had he been a FFDO (allowed to carry a gun), he could have shot the co-pilot, and then unloaded his clip on the passengers, and then let the airplane crash killing all on-board plus any ground people that just happened to be at the wrong place wrong time. Secondly, had he waited an hour to 'flip out', on short final at Las Vegas he could have shoved the control yoke forward and crashed into the ground before the first officer could have reacted, or turned hard right into the MGM Grand; killing many hundreds of people. The on-board passengers need to feel VERY fortunate neither of the two above did not occur. Now, I'm not saying he should or should not go to prison - we'll let the legal system run its course - I'm just saying the above scenarios are very real possibilities. You might recall Egypt Air 900? One of the pilots 'lost it' and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean out of JFK.

As was said in the movie, "TOP GUN" ..... "Get him, up and flying" ... I hope Clayton can get the needed help and fly again. I do not believe, there was any ill intended on any one. We all have a "bad day" .. and it was sad his was made public ... The passengers had NO respect for him. you can clearly hear on some of the audio, Passengers being requested; "Not to take pictures" ..