New York

The wife of a JetBlue pilot from Georgia who faces a federal charge of interference with a flight crew today said that while her husband “was clearly distressed, he was not intentionally violent toward anyone.”

The parent company of regional airlines that fly on behalf of Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines and other carriers has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

A JetBlue pilot from Georgia faces a federal charge of interference with a flight crew after telling his colleagues “things just don’t matter” and leaving the cockpit mid-flight.