Terrible disaster: an American Airlines employee was killed at the airport in Alabama
The Federal Aviation Authority ordered the stoppage of operations at the airport in Alabama’s capital Montgomery for over six hours. Many details about the incident have not yet been released, but the local media reported that the worker was sucked into one of the engines
A ground crew member at the airport in Alabama’s capital, Montgomery, was killed yesterday (Saturday) in a horrific work accident that brought the airport’s operations to a complete halt.
The scene of the disaster, yesterday in Alabama
According to the Federal Aviation Authority, the FAA, the incident happened at 2:20 p.m. near an American Airlines Embraer E175.
The deceased was an employee of Piedmont Airlines, which is a regional airline operating in cooperation with American: “We are focused on providing assistance to his family and co-workers, who are going through a very difficult time,” American said.
According to reports, the worker was killed after apparently being sucked into the plane’s engine. However, the FAA did not confirm the report. At this stage, no further details about the employee were provided.
The activity at the airport returned to normal only around 8:30 at night.
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