AA flight attendant spills drink on AA CEO midflight

[AisleSeat]

TL;DR

CEO Doug Parker was in the aisle, backed up, hit the flight attendants tray, and drinks went flying.

He laughed it off and took a pic with the FA.

American Airlines flight attendant spills drink over airline's CEO

 

[RooFlyer]

Imagine what would have happened if the 'victim' was peanut lady of Korean Air.

 

[Hvr]

I wonder if AJ has ever flown Y, even short haul?

 

[33kft]

Doubt it was Y - pre-departure drinks doesn't sound like a Y tradition. Also, I think the TL;DR missed one detail which is that it wasn't the CEO who backed up but another passenger, just happened to be the CEO's lap that the drinks fell into, and lucky... at least the CEO can cop that sort of fallout from a passenger knocking the tray, if it were another passenger that would be even worse IMHO.

Glad he took one for the team.

 

[serfty]

I'm still wondering about the PDB's ... on AA mainline ... in AA domestic business First class?

 

[serfty]

I'm still wondering about the PDB's ... on AA mainline ... in AA domestic business First class?

 

[jb747]

I’d expect that some CEOs are pretty much targets any time they travel. I know of one who never ate anything on board. Not a popular person.

 

[Pushka]

TL;DR

CEO Doug Parker was in the aisle, backed up, hit the flight attendants tray, and drinks went flying.

He laughed it off and took a pic with the FA.

American Airlines flight attendant spills drink over airline's CEO

So really the headline is out of whack then.

 

[AisleSeat]

Also, I think the TL;DR missed one detail which is that it wasn't the CEO who backed up but another passenger, just happened to be the CEO's lap that the drinks fell into

Oh, I read it as he was the passenger.

 

[Ade]

The news article mentions that it was rum & coke, wonder if spirits are served in Y on Domestic routes? Guess the CEO was on a long haul/International Y or J

 

[33kft]

Oh, I read it as he was the passenger.

From the flight attendant's post in the article:

So yesterday I worked a flight from Phoenix to Dallas. I had our CEO (Doug Parker) on my flight. I was just doing my job, serving my predeparture drinks.
I have a tray of drinks on it when the passenger in front of me stops in the aisle and backs up. Hits the tray and the drinks go flying.
Guys I have worked for American Airlines for 4 years, and not once have I ever spilt a drink on a passenger.

Guess who they land on. Half of them were all over me, the other half in Doug’s lap. I WAS MORTIFIED, I wanted to drop dead right there in the aisle. (Like am I still employed?!) Luckily he was cool about it came back and we talked, we joked about it he rest of the flight.
When he was getting off the plane he told me he’d never forget me.... guess that’s a good thing right?

Most people never even meet their CEO let alone shower them in sparkling water and jack and cokes.

So unless the CEO was simultaneously backing up and sitting down, it would be quite the feat. Also, not sure where the speculation that this was Y came from, there's no mention of it anywhere in the article and it seems extremely unlikely that it would be the Y cabin from the description.

 

[serfty]

The news article mentions that it was rum & coke, wonder if spirits are served in Y on Domestic routes? Guess the CEO was on a long haul/International Y or J

Yes they are on flights over 2 hours (iirc).

 

[Ade]

Yes they are on flights over 2 hours (iirc).

Alright (ok)