UA pilot charged after hitting his breaking point at DEN employee parking lot
Aug 17, 2023, 9:53 pm
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UA pilot charged after hitting his breaking point at DEN employee parking lot
Mods: feel free to move if not in the right place. I thought UA frequent flyers might be interested in this story. The pilot will surely be a hero to some.
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...irlines-pilot/
"A United Airlines pilot has been charged in a bizarre ax attack earlier this month in which he savaged a parking arm at a Denver International Airport employee parking lot, causing an estimated $700 in damage. Police say the pilot, Kenneth Henderson Jones, told them "He just hit his breaking point."
Aug 17, 2023, 10:13 pm
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Mods: feel free to move if not in the right place. I thought UA frequent flyers might be interested in this story. The pilot will surely be a hero to some.
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...irlines-pilot/
"A United Airlines pilot has been charged in a bizarre ax attack earlier this month in which he savaged a parking arm at a Denver International Airport employee parking lot, causing an estimated $700 in damage. Police say the pilot, Kenneth Henderson Jones, told them "He just hit his breaking point."
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Aug 17, 2023, 10:25 pm
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Aug 17, 2023, 11:22 pm
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I hope he doesn't have ax handy in the cockpit if he's stuck in a ground stop at EWR.
It was probably just easier to grab the arm and pull on it to break it. On the other hand, swinging the ax makes a statement.
It was probably just easier to grab the arm and pull on it to break it. On the other hand, swinging the ax makes a statement.
Aug 18, 2023, 3:24 am
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Based in Denver, he may live in the forest. Many people in mountain and forest areas always have a shovel, a bucket, and an axe in their car in case they encounter wildfire in the woods. Everyone is expected to help.
Aug 18, 2023, 6:07 am
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Reminds me of the Greek legend about the Gordian knot. Though “DEN airport parking lot” is less exotic a setting than the one confronting ALexander the Great in the parable/legend…
Aug 18, 2023, 7:08 am
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Aug 18, 2023, 7:10 am
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I will reserve judgement until I know exactly how long he was stuck waiting there. If after a long flight he just wants to go home, and they are unreasonably detaining him for a long time, I may not have done it myself, but I can certainly understand why he did it.