Aug 17th, 2010 at 11:15AM:
It is back! For those of you in desperate need of a way to fill a month with non stop flying, JetBlue has brought back their popular "All You Can Jet" pass. Last year, the pass was offered for $599, but the airline changed its pricing method this year, offering a $499 version for five days of travel (excludes Friday and Sunday), and a $699 pass for seven days a week.
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JetBlue All You Can Jet pass returns with new pricing - same popularity
Aug 17th, 2010 at 11:15AM:
It is back! For those of you in desperate need of a way to fill a month with non stop flying, JetBlue has brought back their popular "All You Can Jet" pass. Last year, the pass was offered for $599, but the airline changed its pricing method this year, offering a $499 version for five days of travel (excludes Friday and Sunday), and a $699 pass for seven days a week.
The fine print is ...Does JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater know himself?
Aug 17th, 2010 at 8:30AM:
Steven Slater has almost always been the top dog. As Skyliner747, he posted on aviation message board Airliners.net on January 18, 2008: "I have been flying for 11 years, 90 percent of which has been in the lead position where I have encountered every kind of boarding challenge imaginable." So, here's a seasoned flight attendant who's accustomed to being in control and has seen everything that ...Spirit Airlines uses Steven Slater to sell seats
Aug 16th, 2010 at 6:30PM: Irate JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater has gone from controversial hero to marketing tool, thanks to a new campaign from JetBlue competitors Spirit Airlines. Their new promotion advises, "don't be blue, slide down to low fares with our $35 coupon."
This isn't he first time Spirit's done some cheeky advertising: In 2007 they held a "MILF" sale -- claiming the acronym stood for "Many ...Does the airline industry really consider JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater a hero?
Aug 16th, 2010 at 1:30PM:
As you know, I've been following the story of flight-attendant-turned-runaway Steven Slater closely. What started as the quirky, though dangerous, reaction of a man pushed too far has become a bit more complicated. Slater's message board activity has shown his likely instability, his own words tell that he's been planning this for a while and it's becoming increasingly likely that he lied about ...
Ask Gadling: Does it really cost $25,000 to repack an airplane evacuation slide?
Aug 16th, 2010 at 9:30AM: This question is obviously triggered after the JetBlue incident last week - when Steven Slater deployed the emergency slide, the media claimed the damage was around $25,000 just to repack the slide.
So, I did a bit of research, and contacted a friend who actually manages a large international airline. The answer was quite surprising - $25,000 is on the very, very cheap side.
To get the ...JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater lies about passenger assault
Aug 16th, 2010 at 8:30AM:
Steven Slater without a reason for his slide to glory is really just a random weirdo with a salient dangerous streak. After all, any goodwill the flight attendant got from the public was based on the horrible working conditions he endured – including being assaulted by a passenger and getting a gash on his head in the process – and the fact that they drove him to his "take this job ...Steven Slater Video: Watch the nutty flight attendant ride to infamy
Aug 15th, 2010 at 8:00AM:
The above video comes from NBC New York, which claims the exclusive on it. Seventeen seconds in, you can see the emergency slide pop out from the right side of the plane (which is actually on your left). It happens in the center of the screen, but you need to look carefully, because the view is partially obstructed. The slide pops out toward the front of the plane. At 26 seconds, you can see ...
Could airline baggage fees create another Steven Slater?
Aug 14th, 2010 at 2:00PM:
We're still in the early stages of figuring out just want made flight attendant Steven Slater jettison himself from a JetBlue plane via the emergency slide. There are conflicting accounts from the passengers on board, including those who allegedly pushed Slate over the edge, and then there's Slater's story about having been beaten by an unruly passenger's bag. He raised the issue of how ...
Unruly passenger causes JetBlue flight diversion
Aug 14th, 2010 at 1:00PM: At 1:13 PM yesterday, a JetBlue flight from Boston to the Dominican Republic was forced to land at Washington-Dulles International Airport. An unruly passenger was the cause, according to both the airline and federal officials. Fortunately, flight attendant Steven Slater was otherwise occupied and thus couldn't be on hand to make a bad situation worse.
The passenger was taken into custody at ...JetBlue memo: Steven Slater's slide "as dangerous as a gun"
Aug 14th, 2010 at 9:00AM:
The Associated Press has unearthed an internal JetBlue memo, and it's pretty clear that the airline doesn't view disgruntled flight attendant Steven Slater as a hero. In fact, JetBlue's memo has characterized his actions as inexcusable.
Loved because he left his job in grand fashion – despite the fact that "aviation is in his blood" and he wants the gig back – the emerging reality ...
Delusional JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater wants his job back
Aug 13th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
Who wants a job that drove him so nuts he went ballistic and jumped out the back door of a plane? Well, that would be Steven Slater, of course. The flight attendant now famous for popping the escape chute, grabbing a beer and going home from JFK airport in Queens – who has been thinking about this for the past two decades – wants his job back. And, that makes sense, since he isn't ...
Five new jobs in media for flight attendant Steven Slater
Aug 13th, 2010 at 2:30PM:
Even though the president of the flight attendant union has come out in support of Steven Slater's keeping his job (requiring some sort of mental gymnastics I simply can't fathom), there is a shot the temporarily famous flight attendant may have to freshen up his resume. The odds that he'll get a gig in Hollywood seem low, but that doesn't mean he can't get a fantastic gig with its ...Nutty JetBlue flight attendant unlikely to get entertainment deal
Aug 12th, 2010 at 2:00PM:
How much can Steve Slater milk his 15 minutes of fame? The coverage has come quickly, and Slater has started to become a bit more comfortable with it. Reports are coming in that he wasn't satisfied with his job (you think?), and it's clear that this could be seen as a major opportunity for something of a career change for him.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Slater doesn't have much of a ...
Steven Slater on airport stunt: I thought about it for 20 years!
Aug 12th, 2010 at 9:30AM:
Former(?) JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater may not have stepped onto the plane with the intention of grabbing a beer and dropping the emergency chute, but it wasn't far from his mind. The New York Times got a few moments with the now (in)famous flight attendant in the elevator of the Upper East Side apartment building where Slater was camped out after being released on bail.
In this ...
Galley Gossip: Flight attendant fights with a passenger, escapes down the emergency slide and then drives home
Aug 10th, 2010 at 8:40AM: When dealing with unruly passengers, flight attendants are taught a few different techniques to diffuse a situation, one of which is to separate yourself from the passenger and let another coworker step in and try to handle it. A new face is new energy. This alone can calm passengers down. While most flight attendants will simply escape to the galley, one flight attendant actually opened an ...JetBlue flight attendant hiring: police and firefighters preferred
Aug 6th, 2010 at 12:00PM: "Turn off your electronic devices" may soon be followed by "Up against the wall!" on JetBlue flights. The airline is looking for flight attendants who have real backgrounds in safety: it's targeting former police officers and firefighters for flight attendant jobs. JetBlue has reportedly hired "several hundred" of New York's finest over the past decade, and up to 10 percent of the cabin crew has ...Travel missing among fastest growing Facebook pages
Jul 13th, 2010 at 2:00PM: What happened to the hotels, resorts and destinations? These naturals for social media didn't make the cut on All Facebook's list of the fastest growing Facebook pages. Media and celebrities dominated the list, which consists of Facebook pages not on All Facebook's leaderboard, but even there, there isn't a travel-related site until #37, the destination- and company-agnostic "I need a vacation!!!" ...Mixed Messages, Part II: The role of the flight attendant
Jun 23rd, 2010 at 1:00PM:
It's almost embarrassing to admit that the short, comical (and obviously very powerful) JetBlue video that I noticed on a recent flight left me with so much food for thought. Maybe it's the fact that a stick figure chased a little red dot into the overhead compartment ... I'm not sure. What does matter is that it had an effect. In addition to noticing the opportunity for increased service with no ...Mixed Messages: How airlines miss the service opportunity
Jun 22nd, 2010 at 12:00PM: As I write this, I'm several thousand feet above the Atlantic Ocean on a JetBlue flight to St. Martin. I looked up from my screen for a moment, just to get a change of scenery from the seemingly endless line of characters that's been manifesting before my eyes. On the small screen housed in the seatback before me, I saw a brief ad for JetBlue, positioning its service as a reason to keep flying ...JetBlue pilot removed from Boston plane after gun threat incident
May 23rd, 2010 at 12:00PM:
A JetBlue co-pilot has been removed from his Boston crew lounge when he sent an email to his ex-girlfriend mentioning his plans to harm himself.
The pilot is a member of the TSA Federal Flight Deck Officer program, which allows pilots to carry guns on their plane - the program was developed after the attacks on 9/11. Upon being confronted by authorities, the pilot handed over the gun and ...
