צילום: 123rf The names of the crew members of UPS Flight 2976 that crashed this week in Louisville, Kentucky have been released. Nando Cesarone, senior vice president of UPS, US and UPS Airlines, issued a special statement in which he wrote: "Words cannot express the sorrow we feel over the heartbreaking Flight 2976 accident."
UPS MD11 aircraft (Photo: SHUTTERSTOCK - Austin Deppe)
Cesarone released the names of the deceased. "It’s with great sorrow that we share the names of the UPS pilots on board UPS Flight 2976. Captain Richard Wartenberg, First Officer Lee Truitt, and International Relief Officer Captain Dana Diamond were operating the flight."
The company's vice president continued, saying: "Our hearts go out to every UPSer who has been impacted and all in our Louisville community, supporting you and ensuring you receive the care and resources you need is our priority."
"This continues to be an incredibly sad time for our entire UPS family, and as our CEO, Carol Tomé reminded us: “United, we are strong.”
Yesterday, NTSB Chief Todd Inman said that the left engine physically separated from the wing during the takeoff run, causing flames to spread over 0.5 miles of the field within minutes.