Clayton Osbon

JetBlue Pilot In Mid-Flight Meltdown Free To Go Home

Clayton Osbon was released more than seven months after a March flight during which passengers said the 49-year-old pilot left the cockpit and ran through the cabin yelling about Jesus and al Qaeda.

2012/11/09

Two Dozen Join Lawsuit Over JetBlue Pilot Scare

They are now among 34 passengers who claim they feared for their lives when a pilot had to be restrained in the cabin while ranting wildly during the March Las Vegas-bound flight.

2012/09/27

JetBlue Pilot Clayton Osbon Found Not Guilty In Mid-Flight Freak Out

A Texas judge said the 49-year-old suffered a severe mental disease or defect that impaired his ability.

2012/07/03

Port Authority Cops: American Airlines Flight Attendant Threatens Passengers At LaGuardia

On Monday, American Eagle flight attendant Jose Serrano apparently couldn’t take the heat as passengers became impatient on their weather-delayed flight to Raleigh-Durham, N.C.

2012/06/28

Passengers Aboard Flight With JetBlue Pilot Who Had Apparent Meltdown File Lawsuit

The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in state Supreme Court in Queens. It contends the airline should have known that Clayton Osbon was unfit to fly.

2012/06/13

Troubled JetBlue Pilot Osbon Indicted, Remains To Be Seen If He Can Stand Trial

The JetBlue pilot who had a meltdown in mid-air has been indicted. Clayton Osbon was indicted on one count of interference with a flight crew.

2012/04/12

Judge Orders Psych Exam For JetBlue Pilot Who Had Apparent Mid-Air Meltdown

A judge wants to know if Clayton Osbon is mentally fit to stand trial. The motion seeking the psychiatric exam states that events enumerated in a FBI affidavit “establish a likelihood that Osbon may be suffering from a mental disease or defect.”

2012/04/05

JetBlue Pilot Who Had Apparent Meltdown Arraigned In Federal Court

Clayton Osbon didn’t speak as he stood before the judge other than to say he understood the charges against him. He was not asked to enter a plea during the hearing.

2012/04/02

Clayton Osbon (credit: Twitter.com/@cosbon1)

Wife Of Pilot In JetBlue Emergency Thanks Passengers And Crew

“We know you were placed in an awful situation and we appreciate your ability to respond professionally,” wrote Connye Osbon.

2012/04/01

JetBlue: Crew Will Stay Quiet About Captain Having Apparent Meltdown Aboard Flight

Federal officials charged pilot Clayton Osbon with interfering with a flight crew on Wednesday.

2012/03/30

Co-Pilot Jason Dowd (credit: Personal Photo)

Co-Pilot Of JetBlue Flight 191 Hailed As Hero After Captain’s Meltdown

Co-pilot Jason Dowd, an Ohio native, was identified Thursday for the first time since Tuesday’s meltdown by pilot Clayton Osbon on the flight from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Las Vegas.

2012/03/29