Steven Slater's 15 minutes have stretched into 2011, and New York magazine has a profile on the former Jet Blue flight attendant and very momentary folk hero. The quirky quitting tactic Slater took is always worth revisiting, so here we go (again). Last year, at his wit's end, Slater announced over the intercom on a JetBlue flight: “To the passenger who called me a motherfucker: Fuck you. I’ve been in this business for twenty years. And that’s it. I’ve had it. I’m done.” He then grabbed two beers, slid down the emergency chute to his freedom, and a hero was born... until all the other sides of the story came out. But let's not go there again. Instead, a look at that profile, which manages to fill in some blanks (such as Slater and his partner Rochelle weren't having sex when authorities showed up). more ›

While he's not Time's Person of the Year, former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater did own this year's spare 15 minutes of fame. TIME explains: "Fifteen-minute fame is not like the regular kind. The celebrities it creates are sticks in a stream, suddenly aswirl in a dizzying current. When JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater was hit on the head by a passenger's bag in August and had what he describes as the 'hissy fit heard around the world,' ending in a dramatic exit via an emergency chute, he was not expecting to become a folk hero to overworked, stressed-out employees everywhere." more ›

Former JetBlue flight attendant, and fleeting folk hero Steven Slater was back in court yesterday meeting with Judge Marcia Hirsch. In October Slater pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal mischief after having a Falling Down moment on the job, telling off a passenger, activating an emergency chute, and sliding to his freedom with two beers in hand. He has agreed to get mental health counseling and substance abuse treatment, as well as pay JetBlue $10,000 for the chute. Yesterday Hirsch warned him to stay on the wagon during the stressful and spirited holiday season, the Daily News reports. more ›

Steven Slater is back in the limelight for a moment today, appearing on CBS's Early Show. The former JetBlue flight attendant went from folk hero to zero in August after making a dramatic departure from his job, and the aircraft he was on. As we all know by now, Slater told a passenger off over the intercom, deployed an emergency chute, grabbed a few Blue Moon beers, and took his leave. more ›

Steven Slater's drama didn't end when he got out of court yesterday, in fact, more drama was unfolding, unbeknownst to him. According to the Daily News, when the former JetBlue flight attendant was in court, his boyfriend's brother was robbing his Belle Harbor home! When Slater and his boyfriend Ken Rochelle got back to their Queens apartment, they discovered items missing. more ›

While for a short time it seemed as though Steven Slater's ceremonious exit from his flight attendant position at JetBlue would give him folk hero status, it turns out his path emergency chute less traveled only landed him in court. It was back in August that Slater told off a passenger over the aircraft's intercom, then upon landing at JFK grabbed two beers, activated the emergency chute, and slid away from his troubles... or so it seemed. more ›

This is kind of sad. Steven Slater, the former JetBlue flight attendant whose story we are all familiar with by now, was spotted at Flight 151 last night. That is to say, he went to Chelsea's airplane-themed restaurant, named Flight 151. This either means he was paid to show up there, or he was just there to feel close to his in-flight past-life (he's no longer with JetBlue, and faces time behind bars and/or counseling). According to Zagat's blog, "the spot is full of mile-high paraphernalia like life jackets and flight suits"—but no emergency slides to activate. Allegedly he gave a few customers his best flight attendant “bye-bye” as they departed. His last salutation to real airline passengers was "To the fucking asshole that told me to fuck off, it's been a good 28 years!" more ›

Former JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater was a folk hero for longer than most of us will ever be, but his status fell fast as passengers on the now-famous flight told their side of the story. And now the Wall Street Journal reports that following investigations by two agencies, during which time every single passenger and crew member were interviewed, no one on board the flight backed up Slater's story. more ›

Steven Slater, the former JetBlue flight attendant who exited his job by pulling the emergency slide on an aircraft last month, is fighting for a plea deal. Slater is a recovering alcoholic, who is also HIV positive, and has been taking care of his sick mother—she told the Daily News, "I certainly don't want him to go to jail. If he could get some counseling instead, that would be terrific. He's a busy boy. But he takes care of his dear old mom." more ›

Even though he made the most dramatic exit ever from his job last month, it seemed Steven Slater had second thoughts about leaving his post as a JetBlue flight attendant. However, last week the airline just made it official, saying Slater resigned or was fired or something. And today he'll be paying for his actions even more, as the NY Post reports he's in court today for a routine hearing on criminal-mischief charges. more ›

Well, at least he got to say good-bye in the most memorable way possible: Steven Slater, the JetBlue attendant who emergency chute-shot his way to infamy when he exited a flight at JFK Airport via the emergency slide after an alleged confrontation with an obnoxious passenger, is no longer working for the Queens-based airline. Spokeswoman Jenny Darvin confirmed as much but added, "I cannot confirm whether he resigned or whether he was fired. It's considered a private matter." more ›

Remember Steven Slater? The JetBlue flight attendant made a dramatic exit from an aircraft at JFK earlier this month and, well, you know... beers, emergency chutes, swearing at passengers, media frenzy! Now the airline's CEO is speaking out, and Dave Barger says the former company employee "is not a hero in my book. He added that he's "disheartened to think that so many people would call him a hero." more ›

Oh how the mighty folk hero has fallen. Just one week after JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater made a dramatic exit from his job by deploying the emergency slide, investigators may be closing in on what really happened. Following his exit, Slater became a somewhat of a hero, garnering applause from the working class for his FallingSliding Down moment. However, as the days have passed, passengers on the flight have come out and said that Slater's story was all lies. more ›

Oh the fleeting star of celebrity. According to AP, JetBlue has yet to find anyone on Steven Slater's flight who can confirm that he got into such a nasty dispute with a passenger. Slater claimed his grand, double-fisting exit was preceded by a fight with a rude passenger, but passenger reports say it was Slater who was rude for most of the flight, and nobody has recalled the final dispute. Now a few are saying Slater, who may have been drunk on the flight, was lying about the head gash that may have started it all. more ›

NBC New York has security video of (former?) JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater's emergency slide exit. Unfortunately, it's sorta obscured! "The view from security camera is partially blocked so you cannot see, for example, Slater holding the beers he grabbed before making his leap toward joblessness and fame. But if you keep your eye trained on the front of the plane on the side opposite the [airport gate tunnel], you can see the chute deploy and Slater slide on by moments later." more ›

A JetBlue flight from Boston headed to the Dominican Republic was diverted to Washington D.C. due to an unruly passenger: According to Fox News, JetBlue spokesman "said the Transportation Safety Administration and local law enforcement were notified and the passenger was taken into custody." (No Steven Slater-like antics—it's believed the passenger had an anxiety attack.) In the meantime, on an American Airlines flight between NY and Chicago, a pilot allegedly said, "Flight attendants take great pride in their work. Please respect the job that they do. They are here for your safety first and service second... If they need you to stay put or need your assistance, please obey their orders. When they ask you to sit down, you will sit down." more ›

The Steven Slater saga continues! The JetBlue flight attendant's Folk Hero title didn't even last a full week, with passengers from the flight he made a dramatic departure from speaking up about what they witnessed that day. Some say he seemed "disturbed" during the entire 90-minute flight, and another recently told Eyewitness News, "This guy was a like a jerk the whole time, like I'm getting so frustrated with all of these people who keep saying he was a hero." Like totally. Anyway, now some are saying the recovering alcoholic may have been drunk for the entire flight (he did grab those two beers on his way out). more ›

Steven Slater's famous exit from JetBlue may have made him a folk hero, but his reign may be ending as passengers from the flight start revealing their sides of the story. Which is that Slater had a gash on his head for most of the flight (suggesting that it didn't come from a passenger hitting him) and he was in a foul mood from the get-go, snapping at more than one passenger. more ›

Click through for the latest on Our Hero Steven Slater (he's currently out on $2,500 bail!)—where you'll find memos from JetBlue (they are angry!), the Queens DA office's press release, insider info on Slater's tendency to be a "bag nazi," the flight attendant's new-found fame, something called "Blue Juice," and much more! more ›

Mad-as-hell-and-not-going-to-take-it-anymore Jet Blue flight attendant Steven Slater is now in the big leagues: Next Media, the Taiwanese news organization which has created CGI videos of Tiger Woods, Lindsay Lohan and BP's blowout preventer has created an interpretation of Slater's final moments aboard (via NBC New York): more ›

The Jet Blue flight attendant who dramatically departed from his post yesterday by declaring over the intercom: "To the fucking asshole that told me to fuck off, it's been a good 28 years!"... clearly made his intentions known. Steven Slater then double-fisted some beers and slide down the emergency chute he activated, along with his bags. more ›

Yesterday a JetBlue flight attendant, Steven Slater, made a dramatic departure from his job after a passenger on his flight refused to follow the rules. The meltdown occurred when Slater told a passenger not to remove bags from the overhead compartment until the plane was stopped. When his request was ignored, the 39-year-old Slater took to the intercom and declared: "To the fucking asshole that told me to fuck off, it's been a good 28 years!" He then grabbed a couple of beers, activated the emergency chute, grabbed his bags, and slid to his freedom. more ›

[UPDATE BELOW, which has details of the flight attendant's apparent meltdown, "resignation," and special exit] This afternoon we received word that a Jet Blue flight attendant activated "an emergency chute" on a flight that just landed at JFK Airport. According to the scanner, "he fled on foot into the terminal of the building" and the FBI was requested to the scene. more ›