159 24 comments Top Add a Comment sumqwertybob7 4 yr. ago Ngl that could have been 2 minutes shorter 29 HaseebM1 4 yr. ago I suppose it could have, I just wanted to provide the whole commentary. David Pierson is a former foreign correspondent for the Los Angeles Times. Presidential hopefuls have begun lining up for their 2008 election bids. Green, an A320 captain and current System Chief Pilot for JetBlue, joined the airline in 2001 as a line pilot after eight years with Comair, a regional airline based in Cincinnati, OH. Tests confirmed the pilot had a blood alcohol level of 0.17 percent, transit police said. My sensible husband slept soundly in his bed as I tried to strap myself into the back seat, unable to find a seatbelt in the dark, shiny depths of Corinthian leather. Good Morning America booked me, along with two other talkative passengers, at 3 a.m. Pacific Standard Time. JetBlue has not had any accidents so far, despite the fact that it has only been incorporated for about 20 years. Senior Staff. This number represents the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. Raleigh, NC -- A pilot whose successful landing of a JetBlue plane with broken landing gear was shown live on television has received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, which is one of the highest awards presented by a North Carolina governor. The next time I fly, if I cant have John Wiley, give Captain Scott Burke, that guy from JetBlue. And JetBlue suspended the pilot. Passengers are greeted by the kindly, ruddy, handsome faces of the emergency personnel gathered on the tarmac.(Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images). 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There, as if at a particularly festive wedding, we were greeted by a receiving line consisting of JetBlue executives wearing shiny blue ties, L.A. Chief of Police Bill Bratton (remember him?) He even suggested that a belly-landing without the wheels may have been safer, although more damaging to the plane. Many years later in early 2015 Joe discovered an article online about virtual airlines. BRAND: And now you can receive the Unger Report automatically each week as a podcast. PHOTO: LAX September 21, 2005. But what he did was great. We're all stuck in coach together aboard his Air Force One. The link below will take you to a page that offers an option to download the mp3 or listen via iTunes. Indeed, after eschewing another adrenaline-fueled flight to J.F.K. [11], Emergency services and fire engines were standing by on the LAX ramp ahead of the landing. NEW YORK, Aug. 29, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- JetBlue Airways (Nasdaq:JBLU) today is pleased to announce the appointment of Captain Scott Green as Vice President, Flight Operations for the low-fare, low-cost airline, effective October 1. 15 [deleted] 4 yr. ago -18 On Wednesday, millions of Americans watched anxiously on live TV as a JetBlue airplane with crippled front wheels landed safely at Los Angeles International Airport. About five minutes into the flight, the captain of the flight announced that there was a problem with the planes landing gear and that the plane would need to turn around and make an emergency landing. Its probably going to be exciting for the passengers. Copyright 2005 NPR. But I think that its going to eventually wind up in a very safe outcome. Learn more about becoming a JetBlue pilot through our Pilot Gateway Programs. "The entire drive to LAX (through rush hour traffic) I was listening to my airport scanner to see if anything changed. 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The emergency started soon after takeoff from Burbank, California, when the crew noticed a caution light indicating a problem with the landing gear. The aircraft was evacuated via an airport stairs vehicle, as opposed to evacuation slides typically used in an emergency situation. There has thus far been no major airline crash linked to Coronavirus. Discover pilot pay for all the major and regional airlines in the USA on our pilot salary guide. The pilots flew the aircraft, which can carry up to 46,860 pounds (21,260kg) of aviation fuel, in a figure eight pattern between Bob Hope Airport in Burbank and LAX for more than two hours in order to burn fuel and lower the risk of fire upon landing. Whether youre an experienced pilot or aspire to become one, theres a path for you. A JetBlue Cabinet would have more women and gays. I think that was the Mayor, I told a bearded fellow who had been sitting across the aisle from me on the plane. That landing was scary, surebut even scarier was how quickly I transmogrified into a total media whore. On March 6, 2021, Batik Air Flight 6803, also operated by an A320-214 from Sultan Thaha Syaifuddin Airport to SoekarnoHatta International Airport, suffered an incident similar to Flight 292 in which the gear turned sideways. Read More . After hours of circling, the pilot greased a perfect landing right on the centerline of the runway. Who informed the media? That tells me that these guys appreciated the fact that when you do an emergency evacuation, someone always gets hurt, Bergholz said. Ive got nothing to say to them., Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Alameda County DAs new policy will reduce prison sentences through widespread elimination of sentencing enhancements. Right as I got there the plane was touching down at the other end of the runway. YES: RELATED LINKS. Today, this tragedy is still remembered as one of the most devastating airline crashes in history. Not only did he put the nose down slowly, he kept the plane going straight and the wheel came to a stop on the center roadway. 0:49. To read our full stories, please turn off your ad blocker.We'd really appreciate it. They all looked like 1940s movie heroes reduced to skycap duty (my fully loaded red carry-on was but a piece of Barbie luggage in the beefy hands of one Dana Andrewsesque fireman). He praised Burke for not evacuating the plane after landing. Ive got nothing to say to them., Before the plane touched down, Burke said in a steady voice, If youve got nothing else to tell me, Ive got nothing else to say.. And how right she was. Would dismantling Interstate 980 repair damage to Black neighborhoods? Possible Range. It was like hang time in the NBA but with an Airbus full of people. He joked that he was sorry he put the plane down 6 inches off the center line, Villaraigosa said Burke told him. A JetBlue airliner with its front landing gear stuck sideways safely landed Wednesday, balancing on its back wheels as it slowed on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport. On Tuesday, JetBlue Flight 387 took off from Fort Lauderdale, Florida bound for Santa Clara, Cuba. On September 21, 2005, Captain Scott Burke executed an emergency landing in the Airbus A320-232 at Los Angeles International Airport after the nose gear jammed in an abnormal position. (Too bad the information that this particular landing-gear malfunction has occurred at least seven times before on Airbus flights failed to arrive at their fingertips until two days after the incident. It was done perfectly. Jump Start cartoonist - who illustrates the life of a black family in Philadelphia - turns on former friend Scott Adams after the Dilbert creator's racist rant and launches a 'black Sharpie revolt' President (CEO) Joe_Burner@DeltaVA.org. Morales said his brother-in-law has lived in the Raleigh area for about 15 years. And, in fact, what John Wiley said did come true. It was the best because the sparks were at the most intense at that moment and also because the A320 was closest to me at that point. Los Angeles, A $150,000 executive protection dog? Scott Burke is a native of Bloomington, Minnesota but he has lived in Raleigh for about 15 years. But on July 31, the Oregon Workers' Compensation Board ruled in his favor in a major case, accusing airlines of being "more concerned about keeping planes in the air than worker safety." "This case involved more than half a dozen complex issues, thousands . Dear Captain Burke, You are a true hero! I thought the flight attendants were preparing the cabin and passengers for a crash landing. In a matter of seconds, the plane ground to a halt. Some of the info was confusing. The 46-year-old pilot landed the plane in Los Angeles on September 21 without harming any of the 140 passengers on board. I did, however, take advantage of the numerous opportunities for on-air time that continued to cascade my way. Carrying 140 passengers and six crew, the Airbus A320-232 departed Burbank at 3:17p.m. PDT (UTC07:00). What was the landing like? NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Some of the best shots were coming from hovering helicopters. I have no idea, and have been unable to find out. The flight was climbing to its cruising altitude when the crew was alerted to a possible fault in the landing gear. Fiddle-dee-deeI was alive! There were no reported injuries. True, thanks to that dreadful day, the television image of a plane circling low in a bright blue sky is now enough to make any of us suck in our breath. TV reporters had. [6][7] The Airbus A320 does not have the mechanical ability to dump fuel,[8] despite various news agencies reporting that the aircraft was doing so over the ocean. As JetBlue did not operate from LAX at the time, the aircraft was towed to a Continental Airlines hangar at LAX for evaluation. Pilots really do deserve your trust. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Before and after photos from space show storms effect on California reservoirs, Dramatic before and after photos from space show epic snow blanketing SoCal mountains, The chance of a lifetime: Five friends ski the tallest mountain in Los Angeles, Best coffee city in the world? No one was injured. As we passengers joyously disembarked from JetBlue Flight 292 on the evening of Sept. 21, 2005, one of Los Angeles' gorgeous toxic sunsets was illuminating the kindly, ruddy, handsome faces of. Joe's flight simulation began back when he was a child. The captain of JetBlue Flight 191, which was diverted to Amarillo, Texas, on March 27, 2012, suffered a mental breakdown and was forced to resign. On the morning of February 12, 2009, JetBlue Airways Flight 292, an Airbus A320-232 registered N536JB, took off from Bob Hope Airport in Burbank, California, bound for JFK International Airport in New York City. As we passengers joyously disembarked from JetBlue Flight 292 on the evening of Sept. 21, 2005, one of Los Angeles gorgeous toxic sunsets was illuminating the kindly, ruddy, handsome faces of the suddenly superfluous but very welcome emergency personnel gathered on the tarmac. He was co-captain of this team with his good friend Michael. The flight route designation for JetBlue's flights from Burbank to New York was changed from 292 to 358 (the other direction became 359). IRS delays tax deadline for Bay Area, but California hasnt followed: What should you do? Intellectually, we can understand that this problem does not exist in the United States. Roles are available at BOS (Boston), FLL (Fort Lauderdale), JFK (New York), LAX (Los Angeles) and MCO (Orlando). If. Trouble for JetBlue pilot Capt. I was far from being able to joke, but I did remark to one of my row mates, a handsome, clean-cut man with a wife and two young daughters waiting for him at home, that at least if I perished in a fiery inferno, there would be the satisfaction of knowing that I had conclusively won an ongoing argument with my husband about whether a fear of flying is justified. Sitting on a brand-new JetBlue Flight 292, we held hands and admired a cute picture of ourselves in the L.A. 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