Updated 09/06/2010 04:57 PM
Slater Lawyer Says Flight Attendant Quit Job At JetBlue
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The lawyer for notorious JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater says his client was not fired by the airline, he quit.
Daniel Horwitz says Slater left his job with JetBlue on Wednesday while on suspension following last month's outburst aboard a plane at John F. Kennedy Airport.
A JetBlue spokeswoman said Sunday that Slater was no longer working for the airline, but wouldn't give details.
Slater made headlines when he went on a profanity-laced tirade over a plane loudspeaker before grabbing two beers, deploying the emergency chute, and sliding down to the tarmac after the plane reached its gate.
Slater claimed a confrontation with a rude passenger led to the incident, but some other passengers have disputed his story.
He has been charged with criminal mischief, reckless endangerment and trespassing and is due back in court Tuesday.