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Flight Attendant

Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Arrests Made In Killing Of American Airlines Flight Attendant Found Naked, Beaten In Philly Arrests Made In Killing Of American Airlines Flight Attendant Found Naked, Beaten In Philly
Arrests Made In Killing Of American Airlines Flight Attendant Found Naked, Beaten In Philly Two men have been arrested in the killing of an American Airlines flight attendant who was found naked and severely injured behind his South Philadelphia home. William Percha, 55, and Shamar Moody, 28, were arrested on the 2000 block of Wilmot Street on Tuesday, March 10, Philadelphia police announced. The arrests are tied to the death of Amadou Thiam, 50, who was discovered gravely injured outside his home on the 2400 block of Federal Street on Monday, Nov. 10 at 6:58 p.m., according to police. Officers from the 17th District had responded to a report of a burglary in progress when they f…

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by Jillian Pikora
Windsor Locks, CT
Business
Spirit Furloughing 1,800 Flight Attendants Amid Second Bankruptcy: Report Spirit Furloughing 1,800 Flight Attendants Amid Second Bankruptcy: Report
Spirit Furloughing 1,800 Flight Attendants Amid Second Bankruptcy: Report Spirit Airlines will furlough roughly a third of its cabin crew as the budget carrier slashes costs during its second bankruptcy in less than a year, according to reports. The airline said that about 1,800 flight attendants will be furloughed, CNBC reported on Monday, Sept. 22. The cuts will begin with voluntary furloughs. Affected employees will be offered six- or 12-month leaves while keeping their medical benefits, according to the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA. "As we work to return Spirit to profitability, we face difficult decisions about our network, our fleet, and …

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by Chris Spiker
Cranford, NJ
Obituaries
Death Of Cranford Flight Attendant, Mom After Cancer Battle Stuns Leaves Community Devastated Death Of Cranford Flight Attendant, Mom After Cancer Battle Stuns Leaves Community Devastated
Death Of Cranford Flight Attendant, Mom After Cancer Battle Stuns Leaves Community Devastated The death of a New Jersey mother, flight attendant, and community leader who spread hope in sharing her cancer battle is spreading shock across her community. Mary Ellen (Ewing) O’Neill passed away peacefully on Friday, Aug. 15, according to her obituary on the Dooley Funeral Home website. She was 47 years old. A Cranford resident for the last decade, Mary Ellen was raised in Fanwood as the youngest of five children and graduated from Bishop Ahr High School, her obituary says. She went on to work for 20 years as a flight attendant for Continental and United Airlines. Mary Ellen w…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hackensack, NJ
News
Dog Stuffed In Too-Small Carrier Barked Through 8-Hour Flight From Paris To NJ, Redditor Says Dog Stuffed In Too-Small Carrier Barked Through 8-Hour Flight From Paris To NJ, Redditor Says
Dog Stuffed In Too-Small Carrier Barked Through 8-Hour Flight From Paris To NJ, Redditor Says A United Airlines passenger flying from Paris to Newark says a barking dog turned their overnight trip into a sleepless nightmare — and fellow travelers and crew had no choice but to suffer through it. The story was shared earlier this month in a now-viral Reddit post titled “dog barking from Paris to Newark”, where the user said the dog began yapping just an hour into the flight and didn’t stop. “It woke everyone up,” the poster wrote. “It yapped nonstop… It sounded like it was barking in my ear.” The passenger said the mid-sized dog had been stuffed into a carrier that was clearly too sm…

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by Cecilia Levine
Arlington, VA
News
Families Identify Pilots, Flight Attendants Presumed Dead In DC Plane Crash: Reports Families Identify Pilots, Flight Attendants Presumed Dead In DC Plane Crash: Reports
Families Identify Pilots, Flight Attendants Presumed Dead In DC Plane Crash: Reports Relatives and loved ones have identified the four crew members on the American Airlines plane that collided with an Army helicopter over Washington, DC, according to reports. The crew on American Airlines Flight 5342 was based in Charlotte Douglas International Airport, WSOC-TV Channel 9 reported. Among them were Captain Jonathan Campos, First Officer Samuel Lilley, and flight attendants Ian Epstein and Danasia Elder. The plane was also carrying 60 passengers from Wichita, Kansas, when it crashed over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport just before 9 p.m. on Wed…

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by Chris Spiker
Aldie, VA
News
New Yorker Admits To Threatening Flight Crew, Forcing Emergency Landing In Virginia: Feds New Yorker Admits To Threatening Flight Crew, Forcing Emergency Landing In Virginia: Feds
New Yorker Admits To Threatening Flight Crew, Forcing Emergency Landing In Virginia: Feds A New York man has pleaded guilty to interfering with a flight crew after his mid-flight threats and disruptive behavior forced a pilot to make an emergency landing in Virginia. James Tyqwon Ford, 31, admitted to the charges this week 4 in federal court following an incident that played out in May 2023 on a flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico back to New York. According to court documents, Ford became disruptive shortly after takeoff, using profanity and making lewd comments to flight attendants after they announced that personal alcohol consumption was prohibited on the plane.  Ford la…

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by Zak Failla
Matawan-Aberdeen, NJ
Police & Fire
BREAKING: Matawan Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Aberdeen's Judi Fox-Hernandez BREAKING: Matawan Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Aberdeen's Judi Fox-Hernandez
Breaking: Matawan Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Aberdeen's Judi Fox-Hernandez A 64-year-old woman has been charged in the crash that killed a 58-year-old New Jersey woman in September. Sonia Gomez, of Matawan, was behind the wheel of a 2015 Honda Pilot when she struck Judith Fox-Hernandez, of Aberdeen at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and 2nd Street in Aberdeen on Wednesday, Sept. 4, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. Fox-Hernandez was taken to Jersey Shore University Medical Center where she died on Sunday, Sept. 29. Gomez did not stop at the time of the crash at the scene, nor did she report the collision to law enforcement, Santia…

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by Cecilia Levine
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
Screaming NJ Man Who Asked Flight Attendant For Sex Indicted For Unruly Flight Behavior: Feds Screaming NJ Man Who Asked Flight Attendant For Sex Indicted For Unruly Flight Behavior: Feds
Screaming NJ Man Who Asked Flight Attendant For Sex Indicted For Unruly Flight Behavior: Feds A 26-year-old New Jersey man who asked a flight attendant for sex and tried to open the aircraft's doors multiple times has been indicted by a federal grand jury, authorities said. Eric Nicholas Gapco, of Delanco, a passenger onboard American Airlines flight #2101, assaulted and intimidated a flight attendant and aircraft crew members on July 18, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. The flight originated in Seattle en route to Dallas but was diverted to Salt Lake City where law enforcement arrested him. According to court documents, Gapco failed to follow instructions to remain in his …

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by Jon Craig
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Flight Attendant From PA Dies After Spinout Crash With Tractor Trailer On Route 78 Newark Flight Attendant From PA Dies After Spinout Crash With Tractor Trailer On Route 78
Newark Flight Attendant From PA Dies After Spinout Crash With Tractor Trailer On Route 78 Jennifer Friedel-Hoffman, a 60-year-old Pennsylvania resident, was killed in a crash on Route 78 in New Jersey on Wednesday, May 29. A tractor-trailer was parked and unoccupied on the right shoulder on Route 78 West in Lebanon when a Subaru driven by Friedel-Hoffman entered the area and struck the left rear of the truck just after 9 a.m., New Jersey State Police said.  The crash caused the Subaru to spin out and hit a Volkswagen passenger car traveling in the right lane, police said. Friedel-Hoffman was taken to the hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. A graduate of Northamp…

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by Sam Barron
Dorchester, MA
Police & Fire
Ex-Flight Attendant On Boston-Bound Plane Filmed Children As They Used Bathroom: Feds Ex-Flight Attendant On Boston-Bound Plane Filmed Children As They Used Bathroom: Feds
Ex-Flight Attendant On Boston-Bound Plane Filmed Children As They Used Bathroom: Feds A former American Airlines flight attendant attempted to film a child as she used the bathroom and had videos of several other children using the plane's lavatory on his phone, authorities said.  Estes Carter Thompson III, 36, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was charged with one count of attempted sexual exploitation of children and one count of possession of child pornography depicting a prepubescent minor, the US Attorney for Massachusetts said.  A 14-year-old aboard a Charlotte to Boston flight in September 2023 told her parents that Thompson had escorted her to the first-cl…

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by Josh Lanier
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Woman Found Dead At Philly Airport Marriott Had Cloth In Mouth: Authorities Woman Found Dead At Philly Airport Marriott Had Cloth In Mouth: Authorities
Woman Found Dead At Philly Airport Marriott Had Cloth In Mouth: Authorities Detectives are investigating after a 66-year-old woman was found dead at the Philadelphia Airport Marriott on Monday night, Sept. 26, city police told Daily Voice.  The unnamed woman was found lifeless in a hotel room with a cloth in her mouth around 10:40 p.m., the department said.  Her remains were taken to the Medical Examiner's Office. Police called her death "suspicious" and said the Homicide Division is investigating.  6abc reports that the woman was a flight attendant for American Airlines. 

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by Mac Bullock
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
Flight Attendant Tried To Board Plane With Loaded Gun At PHL: Authorities Flight Attendant Tried To Board Plane With Loaded Gun At PHL: Authorities
Flight Attendant Tried To Board Plane With Loaded Gun At PHL: Authorities A flight attendant was arrested at Philadelphia International Airport on Friday, Sept. 15 after authorities say she tried to board a plane with a firearm.   The woman, an Arizona resident, was found to have a loaded .380 caliber handgun at the security checkpoint, said a Transportation Security Administration spokesperson.  She was arrested and may now face a federal fine, officials added.  The next day, Saturday, Sept. 16, agents said they thwarted a passenger from North Carolina from boarding with a loaded handgun. He faces the same financial penalty as the flight att…

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by Mac Bullock
New Haven, CT
Obituaries
Brothers Killed In CT Crash Remembered As Inseparable Friends Brothers Killed In CT Crash Remembered As Inseparable Friends
Brothers Killed In CT Crash Remembered As Inseparable Friends Two brothers who died last month in a Connecticut crash are being remembered by loved ones as inseparable friends.  The single-vehicle crash happened in New Haven County at about 6:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 28, on Hosley Avenue in Branford, police reported.  All three occupants of the vehicle died in the crash.  The driver was identified as 17-year-old Megan Nicole Povilaitis, of East Haven, and the two passengers were identified as Anthony Dudchik, age 19, of East Haddam, and Robert Dudchik, age 22, of East Haven. Earlier report - Three Killed In Branford Crash A fu…

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by Nicole Valinote