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NTSB Cites Heroism by IAM Flight Attendants In a report released this week, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) cited high winds as the probable cause for the crash of Continental Flight 1404 at Denver International Airport on December 20, 2008. The NTSB also credited the IAM-represented Flight Attendants for the successful evacuation of all 110 passengers and crew from the burning aircraft. "This accident was nothing short of a holiday miracle," said NTSB chair Deborah Hersman at the Washington, D.C. meeting held to announce the results of the board's investigation. Hersman called the actions of the Flight Attendants on Flight 1404 "a shining example of the things that went right that evening." The scene inside the aircraft was described in vivid detail in a 2009 Denver Post article published immediately following the accident. "Windows were melting and popping. Passengers were screaming, 'we're gonna burn' and 'it's gonna explode," said Continental pilot Richard Lowe, who commended the cabin crew for taking command of the situation. Flight attendants (Pam) Howard and Al Felipe were sitting near the rear door during takeoff, while lead flight attendant Regina Ressler sat at the front of the cabin. As passengers jammed up at the overwing exit, Ressler, injured and "standing on one leg," motioned "for us to come forward," Lowe told the agency. "The first-class flight attendant (Ressler) never lost her composure until after all passengers were off of the plane and then she collapsed in the galley," according to Lowe's NTSB account. After it appeared that all passengers were off the plane, Felipe "could have turned and run, but he still searched every row and searched through pillows, blankets and luggage on the floor to make sure no one was there," Lowe's interview with safety investigators continued. He "said the male flight attendant disregarded his own safety. . . . He said the flight attendants were real heroes." - The Denver Post Despite injuries sustained in the crash, the three IAM Flight Attendants, Pam Howard, Al Felipe and Regina Ressler, calmed panicked passengers and directed the evacuation through exits that were not engulfed in flames. The three Flight Attendants, who are members of Local 2339H in Houston, TX, were honored at the 2009 IAM Transportation Conference in New York with the first IAM Joint Air Transport Safety Committee Excellence in Safety Award. |
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Our Local Lodge meetings are held on the third Tuesday of each month. Our next meeting will be at 1:00 pm: August 17, 2010 |
Flight Attendant Merger Matters
The IAM has created a special flight attendant merger website, www.FAmergermatters.org. This site will provide the latest merger-related updates as the proposed merger between Continental and United moves forward. You can print information about the merger, submit comments and sign up to automatically receive emails updates when new information is added to the site. We encourage all flight attendants to visit this site often.
Click here to visit the main CAL / UAL Merger Information page
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