JetBlue's pilot meltdown and mental health

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I’ve struggled to find something meaningful to say about the incident when the captain of a jetBlue flight suffered from what appeared to be a “nervous breakdown,” resulting in his eventual …

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JetBlue’s pilot meltdown and mental health