Freedom Flyers President and Co-Founder Josh Yoder said Sunday that a 37-year-old Alaska Airlines pilot was found dead in his hotel room on Sept. 23 when he failed to show up for his scheduled transport to the airport
I’m told a 37-year-old Alaska Airlines pilot was found dead in his hotel room on Sept. 23 when he failed to show up for his scheduled airport shuttle. @MakisMD @USFreedomFlyers @annvandersteel @realstewpeters
— Josh Yoder (@JoshYoder) September 24, 2023
The dead individual appears to be pilot Eric McRae of Seattle.
The Facebook group “Alaska Airlines Flight Crew to Heaven” posted about McRae’s death Sunday.
road Facebook:
It is with extreme sadness that I share the loss of one of our own.
Seattle resident Captain Eric McRae was tragically killed yesterday while making a layover. While it is totally unexpected and untimely, we have no reason to believe foul play was involved.
Eric’s ties to the Alaska Airlines family run deep. Eric was a proud father and shared two beautiful children with his wife Chael, a flight attendant for Alaska Airlines. Her father is retired Alaska Captain Tom McRae.
Out of respect for Eric’s family’s need for peace and time to grieve, we will not share any further details at this time. We will continue to support the family in every way possible.
If/when a service is planned, we will communicate this information based on the family’s wishes.
*Image from Facebook group Alaska Airlines Flight Crew to Heaven*
According to Eric McRae’s LinkedIn profile, he worked as a pilot for Alaska Airlines since 2014.
William Makis continues to track pilot incapacitations and deaths in 2023.
“We will eventually have data to compare recent pilot deaths and incapacitations with previous years,” he said.
BREAKING NEWS: Pilot death: Seattle-based Alaska Airlines pilot Capt. Eric McRae, 37, died suddenly on September 23, 2023 in his hotel room during layover (no showed up for his scheduled airport transportation: he had to fly this). day)
Recent Driver Disabilities… https://t.co/lTn1QAN6we pic.twitter.com/8E7BZ6QxQG
— William Makis MD (@MakisMD) September 25, 2023