OJgate: Asking For Orange Juice May Violate Federal Law / AA Investigating FA Helen
#256
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Now, reduce the small numbers above by those who might actually recall that her name is "Helen" and we're likely talking about less than 1 passenger in 100. That's 1-2 people per plane, and probably less. Of those, consider how many would think that the present Helen is that Helen, and the number gets really small.
No, other FAs named Helen are not being ostracized by this, I'm quite sure.
Cheers.
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Or perhaps reply, "Yeah, you got a problem with my name?"
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In it you will find that the group also opposed a trademark for a cleaning and scouring powder to be marketed as “Let George Do It”. They argued that “it is doubtless true that the Georges have performed most of the useful work of the world since the memory of man runneth not to the contrary, but the facile and facetious manner in which responsibility is delegated to us by Tom, Dick and Harry and others too lazy and too incompetent to assume it themselves is decidedly irksome to us Georges. . . . Besides, why should George do it?” .
This Time article resulted in the revelation that there was another organization whose purpose was to “discourage the use of a distinguished Christian name to designate” a toilet fixture, the “Society for the Prevention of Calling Lavatories ‘John’.”
I’m sure my Dad was influenced by his father, also named George, who was a Conductor on passenger trains running between Washington DC and Chicago in the days before air travel when a Pullman berth was the "lie-flat" seat of its time.
“Helen” is an ancient and beautiful name. The questionable actions of one person who shared it will not matter.
#259
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Not really. Everyone does (or should) know exactly who George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States is. Even if you said "a former POTUS named George" there are only two living examples. In this case, you have no idea who the FA in question is among the AA FAs named Helen. However, pending the outcome of the investigation, it would seem reasonable that she's not interfacing with customers in the cabin.
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So what happened with all the Helens at AA?
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#263
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Helen and Orange Juice
hi, wanted to see if anyone knows what ever became of "Helen", the FA that had a melt down when a PAX asked for OJ?
Did AA sweep it under the rug? Did Helen get fired? Did the PAX get an apology?
Last updates look like they were from January this year.
Did AA sweep it under the rug? Did Helen get fired? Did the PAX get an apology?
Last updates look like they were from January this year.
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I'd like to know what AA concluded in their investigation. Last report I saw (from the time of the incident), AA said they were conducting a thorough investigation.
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We will never know the outcome of AA's investigation, as personnel issues are kept confidential.
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I wouldn't expect to be told what happened to the FA, as that should of course be confidential. I was hoping AA would release some details as to what their investigation determined the facts were. (The story on consumerist.com had several red flags that made me suspect it was not entirely accurate.)
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Based on multiple sources, I believe the original story held up pretty much as reported.
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Neither pprune nor airlinecrew.net had any follow-up. I'm most curious from insiders whether the fa in question was fired.
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I sincerely doubt that anyone here who knows will be willing to share that information for privacy reasons, and I don't blame them. It's up to AA and it's policies as to whether or not the outcome of the investigation is disclosed.