The NTSB released its preliminary report on the fatal accident involving an airline ... gave the hand signal to connect the airplane to ground power,” the report noted. One ramp agent located ...

Edwards was a ground agent for Piedmont Airlines. Edwards is survived by ... set the parking brake and gave the hand signal to connect the plane to ground power. As he was shutting down one ...

The banging was from a ramp agent who told authorities he had fallen asleep, according to a statement from Alaska Airlines. Flight 448 immediately flew back to Seattle. It was in the air for 14 ...

The frantic 911 call came just as the Alaska Airlines flight had taken off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Monday afternoon. The caller was a ramp agent who fell asleep in the plane ...