J.O. Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 Pilot Kicks Trustee Off Plane A Hawaiian Airlines pilot declared his boss a safety hazard on Thursday and asked him to leave his airplane. Capt. Craig Kobayashi told Josh Gotbaum, the bankruptcy trustee now at the helm of the airline, that he was so angry with Gotbaum that he didn't think he could safely fly the Boeing 767-300 with the trustee aboard from Honolulu to San Francisco. Gotbaum apparently tried to mention some of the positive things he's done for the airline, which has been bankrupt since March, but Kobayashi wasn't swayed and asked Gotbaum to leave, which he did. It's unclear whether the airline will take any sanctions against Kobayashi but the FAA is staying out of it. "A Captain is in charge of his or her ship", FAA spokesman Donn Walker told the Honolulu Advertiser. "It's the captain's place to decide who does or does not fly on his or her plane." Kobayashi told the Advertiser that many employees are emotional about certain decisions made by Gotbaum, including the freezing of their pension plan. Kobayashi, 55, has been with Hawaiian Airlines for 25 years. I wonder if this pilot shouldn't have considered removing himself instead. I doubt he could have realized any short term relief for his frustration simply by kicking the guy off his airplane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deicer Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 Don't you think he did the right thing by NOT inconveniencing the paying pax? Iceman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super 80 Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 A Delta captain turfed Frank Lorenzo off a flight some time ago, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest fasteddy Posted June 28, 2004 Share Posted June 28, 2004 OMG....Frank tossed from aircraft...was it still on the ground???HI.M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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