Fire that flight attendant! Tales of the pyromaniac steward and other naughty crewmembers

Chris Jernigan · May 16, 2008

We may never know if Eder Rojas, the flight attendant on a recent Compass Air flight from Minneapolis to Regina, Saskatchewan, was trying to bring down the plane or just barbecue it a bit when he set fire to the paper towels in the airplane’s rear lavatory, forcing an emergency landing in Fargo, N.D. What we do know is that his misdeeds are just the latest episode of Stewards Gone Wild.

 

Update: Norwegian has video surveillance of Mindy Smith’s fall

Chris Jernigan · May 15, 2008

Norwegian Cruise Line now says it has video footage from a ship’s surveillance cameras showing Mindy Smith’s fall from the Dawn.

 

Breaking: moochcationers hit the road — grab a raincoat!

Chris Jernigan · May 15, 2008

It’s the summer of the travel mooch. No, wait. The staycation. The mommycation? How about the voluntourist?

 

Delta pilots clear proposed merger even as deal heads south

Chris Jernigan · May 14, 2008

Delta Air Lines pilots may have approved contract revisions that effectively clear the way for a merger between their company and Northwest Airlines. But the proposed combination doesn’t look like such a deal anymore.

 

Another toddler abandoned by family at airport

Chris Jernigan · May 14, 2008

A 23-month old boy was accidentally abandoned by his family at the Vancouver airport — the latest in a string of mishaps involving toddlers at the airport.