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On 10 June 1990, British Airways Flight 5390, en route from Birmingham to Málaga, Spain, experienced a catastrophic event when the captain’s side cockpit windscreen blew out due to improperly installed, incorrectly sized screws, causing explosive decompression at an altitude of approximately 17,300 feet.

The sudden pressure differential violently sucked Captain Tim Lancaster halfway out of the cockpit, with his body partially exposed to the extreme conditions of high-speed winds and sub-zero temperatures, while his legs remained trapped under the control column.

In a remarkable display of teamwork and composure, the first officer, Alastair Atchison, managed the aircraft alone while two flight attendants, Nigel Ogden and Simon Rogers, held onto Lancaster’s legs to prevent him from being completely ejected, a situation that lasted for about 20 minutes.

Despite suffering severe injuries including frostbite, fractures, and shock, Lancaster survived and made a full recovery, returning to flying just five months later, while the aircraft made a successful emergency landing in Southampton.

A Louisiana factory chief proved to be a real-life Santa Claus — giving each of his 540 full-time employees six-figure bonus checks totaling $240 million.

The generous gesture came after the benevolent boss sold the company for $1.7 billion.

Graham Walker, the now-former CEO of Fibrebond, told The Wall Street Journal that he would not agree to sell his company if prospective buyer Eaton did not earmark 15% of the proceeds for its employees — even though none of them owned stock.

The deal, which was completed earlier this year when Eaton acquired Fibrebond, triggered payouts to 540 full-time workers, averaging about $443,000 per worker spread over five years.

Source: https://nypost.com/2025/12/25/business/louisiana-boss-hands-workers-240m-in-bonuses-after-selling-his-company-for-1-7b/

gabbar says

A Louisiana factory chief proved to be a real-life Santa Claus — giving each of his 540 full-time employees six-figure bonus checks totaling $240 million.

The generous gesture came after the benevolent boss sold the company for $1.7 billion.

Graham Walker, the now-former CEO of Fibrebond, told The Wall Street Journal that he would not agree to sell his company if prospective buyer Eaton did not earmark 15% of the proceeds for its employees — even though none of them owned stock.

The deal, which was completed earlier this year when Eaton acquired Fibrebond, triggered payouts to 540 full-time workers, averaging about $443,000 per worker spread over five years.

Source: https://nypost.com/2025/12/25/business/louisiana-boss-hands-workers-240m-in-bonuses-after-selling-his-company-for-1-7b/

$10 sez the payouts are conditioned upon them staying employed by the company. A company that will ship their jobs overseas pronto.