11.11.24 – APFA LGA Base Brief – 23rd Anniversary of AA 587

APFA Remembrance – 23^rd Anniversary AA 587

Monday, November 11, 2024

Deborah Fontakis ~ Barbara Giannasca ~ Wilmer Gonzalez ~ Carol Palm ~ Joseph Lopes ~ Michele Mills ~ William Valdespino ~ CA Edward States ~ FO Sten Molin

APFA-New York will continue honoring the lives of our colleagues and all those who lost their lives on AA Flight 587 on November 12, 2001. This commemoration is a tradition we have continued yearly during my tenure and must continue.

APFA is honored to be invited by one of the main organizers, Ms. Belkis Lora, to read crew names during the event on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 23 years after the tragedy. APFA LGA base council members will gather at the memorial site for American Airlines Flight 587 in Belle Harbor, Rockaway, NY.

All Flight Attendants, Pilots, Mechanics, Agents, Ramp Agents, & American Airlines employees, their families, and friends are invited to join us.

Date: November 12, 2024

Please arrive by 8:30 am – The Ceremony starts at 9:00 am (approx 1hr)
Location: 587 Memorial Park 200 Beach 116th St, Rockaway Park, NY 11694

Flight Attendants are encouraged to wear their full uniform.

On behalf of all APFA members, we thank Ms. Belkis Lora for this unforgettable opportunity.

On November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587 departed JFK International Airport destined for the Dominican Republic. At 9:16 AM, seconds after take-off, the jet crashed into the community of Belle Harbor, killing all 260 passengers and crew and five Belle Harbor residents. People from France, Haiti, Israel, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Puerto Rico were on the flight. Yet, the majority were of Dominican descent, traveling to their homeland or returning from visiting family. The plane crashed at the intersection of Beach 131st Street and Newport Avenue, where both on-duty and off-duty members of the Fire and Police Departments, along with numerous volunteers, rushed to the scene. Despite their heroic efforts, the crash of Flight 587 remains the second-largest aviation tragedy in U.S. history. All New Yorkers were devastated by this tragic event, which occurred just two months and one day after the attack on the World Trade Center.

In Unity,

Christian M. Santana
LGA Base President
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Nathanael Reynoso-Jimenez
LGA Base Vice President
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