A 37-year-old Alaska Airlines pilot was reportedly found dead in his hotel room on Saturday. The President and Co-Founder of Freedom Flyers, Josh Yoder, was the first to reveal this shocking news.
“Im told a 37 year old Alaska Airlines pilot was found deceased in his hotel room on September 23 when he didn’t show up for his scheduled airport transportation,” Yoder wrote.
Im told a 37 year old Alaska Airlines pilot was found deceased in his hotel room on September 23 when he didn’t show up for his scheduled airport transportation. @MakisMD @USFreedomFlyers @annvandersteel @realstewpeters
— Josh Yoder (@JoshYoder) September 24, 2023
On Sunday, the Facebook group named “Alaska Airlines Flight Crew to Heaven” made a post regarding the passing of Eric McRae, a pilot based in Seattle.
From Facebook group page:
It is with extreme sadness that I am sharing the loss of one of our own.
Seattle based Captain Eric McRae tragically passed away yesterday while on a layover. Though completely 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 young children with his wife Chael, an Alaska Airlines Flight Attendant. His 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 be sharing any further details at this time. We will continue to support the family in every way we possibly can.
If / when a service is planned, we will communicate those details based on the family’s wishes.
William Makis has been tracking pilot incapacitations and deaths in 2023.
BREAKING NEWS: Pilot Death – Alaska Airlines Pilot 37 year old Captain Eric McRae, based in Seattle, died suddenly on Sep.23, 2023 in his hotel room during layover (didn’t show for his scheduled airport transportation – was supposed to fly that day)
— William Makis MD (@MakisMD) September 25, 2023
Recent Pilot Incapacitations… https://t.co/lTn1QAN6we pic.twitter.com/8E7BZ6QxQG
