Lawyer: JetBlue attendant resigned

NEW YORK — A flight attendant who captured America’s attention when he told off a plane full of passengers and then slid down an emergency chute resigned from his job last week and was not fired, his lawyer stated Sunday.

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Steven Slater left the job at JetBlue Airways Corp. on Wednesday, after he had been suspended following the on-board antics he was charged with committing last month, attorney Daniel J. Horwitz said. JetBlue had stated Saturday that Slater was no longer an employee but did not give any details, which prompted on-line speculation he had been fired.

Horwitz stated he and Slater were still working out some details with the Queens-based airline but would not elaborate.

“He was not fired,” Horwitz stated bluntly.

Slater, 38, worked for JetBlue for about three years, though he has spent almost 20 years in the airline industry.

Video: JetBlue: Slater’s huge exit was for good (on this page)

He was working Flight 1052 from Pittsburgh to John F. Kennedy International Airport on Aug. 9 when, he said, an argument took place with a rude passenger. After landing at JFK, he went on the public address system, swore at a passenger who he claimed had treated him rudely, grabbed a beer and exited via an emergency chute, prosecutors said.

Slater was arrested and was charged with criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing. His lawyer has stated a passenger’s “lack of civility” prompted his behavior. His next court date is Tuesday.

Slater became an instant sensation and was water cooler speak for days. Online, camps formed on either side of the debate, canonizing or vilifying him, calling him a hero or a cranky brat.

Slater had stated after his arrest that he loved flying and wanted to return to work, and some of his tens of thousands of on-line fans had urged the airline to keep him on. It’s unclear whether he will seek airline employment with another company.

JetBlue stated last month that Slater was suspended pending an investigation. It told employees in a memo that press coverage was not taking into account how much harm can be caused by emergency slides, which are deployed with a potentially deadly amount of force.

This article contains reporting by WNBC and The Associated Press.

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