[Sunshine Sister]

Okay......so I guess it's not okay for a private citizen to talk about Christianity? Does the government own the airlines? What about this is deserving of an investigation?

[GeronL]

Anything that happens to him is up to airline, not the government.

[Double Tap]

Probably because some of the passengers complained, rightly so.

The first time some pilot announces over the PA that the passengers should "discuss" religion, I'm getting off of that plane ASAP. Even if I have to get arrested to do it.

[Modernman]

Okay......so I guess it's not okay for a private citizen to talk about Christianity? Does the government own the airlines? What about this is deserving of an investigation?

Forcing a captive audience to listen to your religious views like that is pretty rude.

The government is not investigating this- it's the airline.

[Dave S]

......so I guess it's not okay for a private citizen to talk about Christianity?

Not if he is intruding on the privacy of flying customers who he is being paid to serve, not prosletize. If he wants to be street preacher, fine but dont go after a captive audience at 35,000 feet.

[HairOfTheDog]

Okay......so I guess it's not okay for a private citizen to talk about Christianity? Does the government own the airlines? What about this is deserving of an investigation?

Don't panic Janet.... His employer, the one paying him to fly, is investigating....

[capitan_refugio]

When a pilot of a jet airliner starts talking about his faith, or encouraging other on the flight to do so, my immediate thought would be he might be suicidal. After all, didn't the suicide pilot of the Egyptian flight that crashed off of New York, repeat religious phrases on the way down?

In any case, his relationship with the passengers is purely business. I am sure the passengers did not pay for those tickets expecting a sermon.

[flashbunny]

The airline is investigating, not the government.

The issue is whether the pilot made his passengers, the airline's cusotmers, uncomfortable with flying. That effects the airline.

"Would all the muslims raise their hands? I'd like all you non muslims to discuss the koran with the muslims on the plane."

[Melas]

The government isn't investigating the pilot, the airline is investigating. And yes Sunshine, the airline does own the plane.

[MattAMiller]

What about this is deserving of an investigation?

If people don't like thier pilots discussing religion then they might be less likely to fly American Airlines. So American Airlines is trying to figure out what exactly happened and what to do about it.