Two Air France pilots could not control themselves on a short flight, forcing a flight attendant to serve as a cockpit babysitter. What a disgrace to the French carrier.
Flight Attendant Steps In As Babysitter Over Two Brawling Air France Pilots
The incident occurred in June onboard an Air France flight from Geneva (GVA) to Paris (CDG). Shortly after takeoff, a verbal altercation turned physical according to La Tribune, with the two pilots allegedly grabbing onto one another’s collars.
The altercation was so loud that it could be heard outside the flight deck. Concerned, flight attendants entered the cockpit (meaning one or both of the pilots let them in) and broke up the fight. Emotions must have still been elevated, as one flight attendant remained inside the cockpit as a babysitter to the two pilots until the plane landed in Prais.
The two pilots have been suspended, pending an investigation. Air France has already called the behavior “totally inappropriate.”
We recently covered the story of two pilots on Alaska Airlines who also apparently could not stand being together, with one deciding to step off the flight prior to takeoff. There, I applauded the pilot for showing restraint: as immature as the inability to get along with your co-pilot may be, better to step off the flight than to start fighting midair, as the Air France pilots did.
> Read More: What Were Alaska Airlines Pilots Fighting About?
In this politically charged, divided age of human history, perhaps the more surprising thing is that this does not happen more often (or at least that we do not hear about it more often…).
CONCLUSION
Pilots are paid well for the job they do, precisely because we hold them to a higher standard. Unlike in many jobs, a pilot cannot have a bad day…mistakes are not trivial if they cost millions of dollars and more importantly, hundreds of lives. Thus, this is a serious issue. We may never hear any more details as Air France performs its investigation, but if pilots cannot get along with their colleagues, perhaps they are better suited to another line of work.
In this age when a 70+ year loser, grifter, terrorist, seditionist, treasonous, lying low life scum gets a pass from his supporters for almost anything, why should the rest of the people act like adults?
She can babysit me anytime.
And don’t forget my son Hunter. The apple didn’t fall far from the tree.
I’m not sure what Joe Biden has to do with this incident (and you described him perfectly), but whatever.
Your hero Trump stole nuclear secrets and gave them to putin. Lucky for you Sing Sing isn’t big enough for him and all his supporters because that’s where you all belong. Just like the Rosenbergs
LOL!!! You were deeply brainwashed. Hope you find the help you need.
Brainwashed? These are facts. This isnt like the hillary nothingburger that she completely cooperated with the investigation of or the made up hunter Biden bologna. Trump is going to charged with espionage. Probably some charges for Lindsey Graham too for threatening to incite riots. The day Trump is locked up will be even sweeter for this country than when bin laden was killed, and people like you will pretend you never supported him.
Prove anything I have said is not true.
Leftists yesterday: Rosenbergs were innocent! Framed by the FBI!
Leftists today: Rosenbergs were traitors! The FBI is saintly!
No principles. Just drunk on power, and high on hypocrisy.
It’s a post about how two Air France pilots got into a fight and then the comment devolves into politics smh
I realize we have not heard the root cause of the altercation, However, I suspect it was a difference in politics. As noted in the beginning of your 2nd to last paragraph, the current atmosphere has become sooooooo “politically charged”, one is inhibited to talk politics unless one anticipates an insult or punch in the face. However, you learn to take it with a grain of salt. If not, it will consume you.
As for the two pilots, they will learn from their errors. Suspension and/or dismissal is appropriate!! When someone claims to be a professional, one acts accordingly. These two behaved like kids back at the grammar school playground. This cannot be tolerated at 30k feet.
Given it’s Air France, I would speculate they were arguing over a woman, unions, or a split dinner check that got skewed.
The French haven’t had a major strike or revolution in a while, I think it’s just them releasing their pent-up Frenchness at an unfortunate time and place.
I think it was the classic Peugeot vs Renault debate… gets out of hand every time.
Red Wine
Question. Are pilots required to have mental health checks? I’m uncomfortable that a FA babysitter is a solution as the stress factors in aviation are certainly high these days.
I’m late to this conversation regarding the AF dust up. I need to ketchup
The Captain was not in Control. Hope they both get help or retire.
I’ve worked in IT and although not at the same professional level as airline pilots, I found that many technically adept men had severe social pathologies such as asperger syndrome. Pilots can have HUGE egos and this may exacerbate this behavior. Consider they sit mostly in the cockpit, don’t need to interact directly with the public, and are in charge. So get two of these egos in an enclosed space and fireworks can occur.
As pilots are screened for physical health, they should also be screened for mental health and stress in their lives. Look what happened to German Wings with the suicidal and homicidal pilot who killed himself and others.