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| ‘Hyundai-driving weirdos’: PILOT caught on hot mic ranting against California’s ‘liberal f**ks’ | ‘Hyundai-driving weirdos’: PILOT caught on hot mic ranting against California’s ‘liberal f**ks’ |
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| A pilot for Southwest Airlines was heard launching into a curse-filled tirade against “liberals” living in California’s Bay Area – all caught on a live mic. | A pilot for Southwest Airlines was heard launching into a curse-filled tirade against “liberals” living in California’s Bay Area – all caught on a live mic. |
| While flying over the Mineta San Jose International Airport’s air traffic control scanner earlier this month, an unidentified pilot went on an expletive-ridden rant slamming Bay Area locals. | While flying over the Mineta San Jose International Airport’s air traffic control scanner earlier this month, an unidentified pilot went on an expletive-ridden rant slamming Bay Area locals. |
| “F**k this place, goddamn liberal f**ks,” the pilot says, going on to call them “f**king weirdos” who “probably [drive] around in f**king Hyundais.” | “F**k this place, goddamn liberal f**ks,” the pilot says, going on to call them “f**king weirdos” who “probably [drive] around in f**king Hyundais.” |
| While the tower eventually informs the pilot he is on a hot mic, he continued the diatribe nonetheless, adding “You don’t have balls unless you’re f**king rolling coal, man, goddamn it.” | While the tower eventually informs the pilot he is on a hot mic, he continued the diatribe nonetheless, adding “You don’t have balls unless you’re f**king rolling coal, man, goddamn it.” |
| The audio is archived at Live ATC, which streams air traffic control communications, but the context around the pilot’s rant is not as clear due to fuzzy audio. | The audio is archived at Live ATC, which streams air traffic control communications, but the context around the pilot’s rant is not as clear due to fuzzy audio. |
| Southwest has not revealed the identity of the pilot behind the remarks, but confirmed he works for the company and promised that it is “fully addressing the situation internally.” | Southwest has not revealed the identity of the pilot behind the remarks, but confirmed he works for the company and promised that it is “fully addressing the situation internally.” |
| “This situation was an isolated incident involving a single employee and not representative of the nearly 60,000 hardworking, respectful People of Southwest Airlines,” the airline said in a statement. | “This situation was an isolated incident involving a single employee and not representative of the nearly 60,000 hardworking, respectful People of Southwest Airlines,” the airline said in a statement. |
| The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also said it is looking into the incident. | The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) also said it is looking into the incident. |
| “FAA regulations prohibit airline pilots from talking about subjects that are unrelated to safely conducting their flight while taxiing and while flying below 10,000 feet altitude,” spokesperson Ian Gregor said. | “FAA regulations prohibit airline pilots from talking about subjects that are unrelated to safely conducting their flight while taxiing and while flying below 10,000 feet altitude,” spokesperson Ian Gregor said. |
| Many have taken to social media to express shock over what the pilot presumably believed was a private conversation, and even called for the aviator’s firing. | Many have taken to social media to express shock over what the pilot presumably believed was a private conversation, and even called for the aviator’s firing. |
| “Absolutely sickening,” pundit Rex Chapman tweeted. | “Absolutely sickening,” pundit Rex Chapman tweeted. |
| Others were quick to point out that whenever the tables are turned and average blue-collar workers become the target of public rants or invective, few rush to condemn the speech as “dehumanizing.” That argument is unlikely to save the pilot’s career, however. | Others were quick to point out that whenever the tables are turned and average blue-collar workers become the target of public rants or invective, few rush to condemn the speech as “dehumanizing.” That argument is unlikely to save the pilot’s career, however. |
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