Do you trust your FAs?

[OldTownPilot]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24656169/

FARGO, N.D. - A 19-year-old flight attendant has been accused of setting a fire aboard a commercial airplane that was forced to make an emergency landing in Fargo, N.D.

Eder Rojas was charged Thursday in federal court in Minneapolis. The case will be prosecuted in Fargo.

Officials say the Compass Airlines flight from Minneapolis to Saskatchewan landed safely in Fargo on May 7, after smoke begin to fill the back of the plane.

Court documents say Rojas, of Woodbury, Minn., told authorities he was upset at the airline for making him work that route.

Farking idiot. :banghead:

 

[Nick]

What a moron.

At one legacy carrier a fire was started in an oven once because a F/A was using it as a means to warm up her sweater!! At least she had good intentions though.

 

[derg]

Someone needs a swift kick in the butt and a 'anger management' course.

 

[OldTownPilot]

Mike says he'd hit it.

 

[surreal1221]

Sounds like a lunatic. . .

Was it a dude? Name sounds like a dude's name.

 

[mikecweb]

Mike says he'd hit it.

I believe I said he could light my fire....

 

[SeatClutcher]

Sounds like a lunatic. . .

Was it a dude? Name sounds like a dude's name.

Court documents say Rojas, of Woodbury, Minn., told authorities he was upset at the airline for making him work that route.

 

[OldTownPilot]

...come on baby, light my fiaaaahhhh!

 

[surreal1221]

Court documents say Rojas, of Woodbury, Minn., told authorities he was upset at the airline for making him work that route.

Ah yes. . .forgot that I did indeed read that.

Yeah - go figure.

An angry man having to work for a living. Grow up buddy.

 

[MQAAord]

I will normally defend F/As to any length, but not in this case......

 

[WalterSobchak]

The first fire he set a month ago my friend was the CA of that flight. I guess thats why he didn't tell the flight crew about it right away. Thats actually how they caught the guy by putting 2 & 2 together about the 2 fires.

 

[blee256]

During my OE, we saw that plane in Fargo. The ground crew was telling us someone tried to set fire in the lav. We didnt know it was an employee. Pretty crazy. They did say the lav burned up pretty good tho.

 

[The Gardener]

sounds like the brother of the passenger in Long Beach that called in a bomb threat on his plane that he was late for.

Sure enough, security waited for him to show up.

 

[Foxcow]

As far as I can throw em...

 

[TFaudree_ERAU]

Why would he be angry that he had to work that route? Not enough hot boyz to look at?

 

[MarkE]

Wow, they need to throw the book at this guy and make sure he never works in aviation again. As a captain can you refuse to let a crew member on the plane? If I saw that I was scheduled with him there's no way I'd let him on.

 

[minitour]

Wow, they need to throw the book at this guy and make sure he never works in aviation again.

That'll probably take care of itself.

As a captain can you refuse to let a crew member on the plane?

Probably depends on where you work.

If I saw that I was scheduled with him there's no way I'd let him on.

I don't think I'd let him on as a pax either.

-mini

 

[derg]

. As a captain can you refuse to let a crew member on the plane?

Absolutely. I've seen it once or twice in the last eleven or so years.

 

[Qgar]

I've heard of them being "relieved" of their duties before the flight as well!

 

[MQAAord]

Absolutely. I've seen it once or twice in the last eleven or so years.

Yup! There are (sadly) times when it becomes necessary.

CA's authority extends to the crew, if the CA feels that the F/A is not able to perform his/her duties or is a safety hazard, s/he can be removed. The CA can expect to have to answer for it, but it is totally within the CA's right to do so.