9.11.23 – Remembering the Victims of September 11, 2001

Remembering the Victims of September 11th

Monday, September 11, 2023

September 11, 2001 is a day that will never be forgotten. Twenty-two years ago, twenty-five Flight Attendants, eight Pilots, three Customer Service Agents, and active and retired employees of the American Airlines and United Airlines family died in the tragic terrorist attacks which unfolded the morning of September 11, 2001. Nearly 3,000 people died during the attacks, and many more suffer ongoing conditions from injuries and smoke inhalation.

World Trade Center Memorial

Flight Attendants were among the first responders of the day, relaying critical information from the cabin of the hijacked airplanes to those on the ground. We will never forget their bravery and heroism.

World Trade Center Memorial

APFA 20th Anniversary Remembrance Video (September 11, 2021)

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American Airlines Flight 11 from BOS to LAX

7:59 am – American Airlines Flight 11 takes off.

8:19 am – Flight Attendants aboard Flight 11 informed ground control that hijackers had taken over the plane just 20 minutes after takeoff, and American Airlines contacted the FBI. Just beforehand, one hijacker stabbed passenger Daniel Lewin, whom officials speculate was the first victim of the attacks as he attempted to stop the hijackers.

8.37 am – Boston air traffic control alerts the military, prompting the National Guard to mobilize two jets to follow Flight 11.

8:46 am – American Airlines Flight 11 crashes into the North Tower (1 World Trade Center). All on board the Boeing 767 perished.

BOS-based Flight Attendants

• Barbara Arestegui
• Jeffrey Collman
• Sara Low
• Karen Martin
• Kathleen Nicosia
• Betty Ong
• Jean Roger
• Dianne Snyder
• Madeline Amy Sweeney

BOS-based Pilots

• John Ogonowski
• Thomas McGuinness

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United Airlines Flight 175 from BOS to LAX

8:14 am – United Airlines Flight 175 takes off.

9:03 am – Flight 175 crashes into the South Tower (2 World Trade Center). All on board the Boeing 767 perished.

BOS-based Flight Attendants

• Robert J. Fangman
• Amy N. Jarret
• Amy R. King
• Kathryn LaBorie
• Alfred G. Marchand
• Michael C. Tarrou
• Alicia N. Titus

BOS-based Pilots

• Victor Saracini
• Michael Horrocks

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American Airlines Flight 77 from IAD to LAX

8:20 am – American Airlines Flight 77 takes off.

9:37 am – Flight 77 crashes into the Pentagon, near Washington, D.C. All onboard the Boeing 757 perished.

DCA-based Flight Attendants

• Michele Heidenberger
• Jennifer Lewis
• Kenneth Lewis
• Renee May

DCA-based Pilots

• Charles Burlingame
• David Charlebois

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United Airlines Flight 93 from EWR to SFO

8:41 am – United Airlines Flight 93 takes off.

10:07 am – After learning of the other attacks, passengers launch a counterattack to try and seize control of the aircraft. The plane crashes into an empty field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. All onboard the Boeing 757 perished.

EWR-based Flight Attendants

• Lorraine G. Bay
• Sandra Bradshaw
• Wanda A. Green
• CeeCee Lyles
• Deborah Welsh

EWR-based Pilots

• Jason Dahl
• Leroy Homer

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