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JetBlue Pilot Put In Choke Hold By Passenger During Mile High Meltdown!


Posted on Mar 27, 2012 @ 06:00PM - 2 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

Even in the most dire circumstances pilots are trained to keep their cool, but it was an unsuspecting passenger who had to take control when a JetBlue captain went beserk in the middle of a flight on Tuesday.

The pilot "exhibited erratic behavior," according to a TSA statement, when he began ranting about bombs “Iraq, al-Qaeda, and terrorism,” and struck fear into the hearts of the 135 passengers on board.

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Even in the most dire circumstances pilots are trained to keep their cool, but it was an unsuspecting passenger who had to take control when a JetBlue captain went beserk in the middle of a flight on Tuesday.

The pilot "exhibited erratic behavior," according to a TSA statement, when he began ranting about bombs “Iraq, al-Qaeda, and terrorism,” and struck fear into the hearts of the 135 passengers on board.

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Captain To Port: 'It's Just A Blackout,' After Cruise Ship Crashed Into Reef


Posted on Jan 19, 2012 @ 01:00PM - 3 comments

By Debbie Emery - Radar Reporter

Disturbing new audio has emerged from Italy revealing that the captain of the doomed cruise ship radioed the port insisting the Costa Concordia had simply had a blackout, a full 30 minutes after the vessel had crashed into a rocky reef.

Disturbing new audio has emerged from Italy revealing that the captain of the doomed cruise ship radioed the port insisting the Costa Concordia had simply had a blackout, a full 30 minutes after the vessel had crashed into a rocky reef.

An unidentified crew member -- who the AP has named as captain, Francesco Schettino -- can be heard radioing to Livorno port officials at 10:12 p.m. on Friday night, telling staff that he was checking out reasons for the blackout.

What he doesn't reveal is that the massive vessel -- which was carrying 4,200 passengers, including 120 Americans -- had already capsized on its side, reported the Washington Times.

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