Nick Aaronson

[ContUNITEus]

Nick was a sweetheart. He was a very fun person and loving guy. He loved throwing parties and cooking dinners for friends. I was always surprised at how he managed to throw these fancy dinners at his home despite our AWA salary. He made usually a lot out of very little. You could see this even in how he managed to decorate his apartment. Again, with very little money, and a few small credit cards, he managed to turn a small apartment that could easily wind up dumpy looking, into a little luxury flat. He learned carpentry so he could make his own furniture. The guy was just a little creative genius.

Nick was very energetic. He had a lot of positive energy. Perhaps also, too much energy, I could say, at times. This trait made him a very spontaneous person. Though I wont go into details, I can say that Nick was also a very forgiving person. Additionally, he wouldn't hesitate or think twice about helping anyone that needed help, and would let them stay in his home for free.

Nick was an adoptive child that wound up in a great home with extremely loving parents and multi-racial siblings. That is what probably also made him such a sweet and loving character, open to all people. He loved his family and sisters.

He had the honor of getting on with Qatar Airways as a flight attendant based in Doha after US furloughed him around 2007 or 2008. Though inflight in PHX also harassed him for a while, he returned to US in the USA during the F/A recall, citing that things were even tougher (in a different way) at Qatar. Since he did have as much energy as he had, he also started going back to school and was on his way to getting a degree.

I will miss him dearly.

 

[hp-csr-phx]

The hotel is in Downtown MEX.
http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/MEXRFHH-Hilton-Mexico-City-Reforma/index.do

 

[Iclubbabyseals]

That is the Hotel that is actually in the Airport secured area correct?

Not unless the "secure area" extends some "fifteen minutes" away from the airport.

I feel sorry for the dude, but come on.

About "luxury" hotel: I don't know what the tempe "koolaide drinkers" know about "luxury", but, sorry, they seem to have been Stockholmized.

 

[Travel Is My Life]

Not unless the "secure area" extends some "fifteen minutes" away from the airport.

I feel sorry for the dude, but come on.

About "luxury" hotel: I don't know what the tempe "koolaide drinkers" know about "luxury", but, sorry, they seem to have been Stockholmized.

Really? Seriously?? cant you keep your thoughts about the company out of this thread...

 

[Iclubbabyseals]

Really? Seriously?? cant you keep your thoughts about the company out of this thread...

Hey, the company were the one's who put the employees at risk. It would be disrespectful to the deceased to ignore that.

The company recently had one FA pummeled (broken ribs) at one of their "finest", after months of warning that the clientele was, um, less than normal (NRA as well as other trailer trash).

Does anyone brief crews anymore that certain destinations require more safety than others, or is just a lazy attitude at the drunk's headquarters there in tempe?

Yes, I do hold the management group responsible. This should be brought up now, before someone else gets "offed". Sorry that proactivity offends you.

 

[ContUNITEus]

Hey, the company were the one's who put the employees at risk. It would be disrespectful to the deceased to ignore that.

The company recently had one FA pummeled (broken ribs) at one of their "finest", after months of warning that the clientele was, um, less than normal (NRA as well as other trailer trash).

Does anyone brief crews anymore that certain destinations require more safety than others, or is just a lazy attitude at the drunk's headquarters there in tempe?

Yes, I do hold the management group responsible. This should be brought up now, before someone else gets "offed". Sorry that proactivity offends you.

While I hate the company, I have to say that US Airways does not bear any responsibility for this. The hotel is actually a great hotel. It beats the airport location, where, in order to get to go out to places like Zona Rosa, you have to take the tube from the airport and transfer several stations and catch the last train back to the hotel by midnight.

I have been there on several occasions, and both the airport and downtown locations are great places. I have done the same thing as what I assume happened in this case. Someone was met at the bar and was taken to the hotel. This type of activity happens all the time, whether straight or gay. Ultimately, this is a wake up call for all to always be cautious, and know the risks involved when meeting with strangers. It has nothing to do with Mexico or US Airways. It could happen and has happened in most major cities and tourist attractions.

 

[luvn737s]

I hope we all keep this tragedy in mind when we talk too openly about the specifics of where crews stay. I know there are plenty of ways a criminal can find out, but we shouldn't contribute to making it any easier for them.

 

[ContUNITEus]

Unconfirmed reports have it that an arrest has been made.

Again, this is just a rumor from a credible source.

 

[UPNAWAY]

There is a Hotel in Terminal one past security! I thought it was a Hilton and the one in the picture.


So if it was the Hilton mentioned in the other post yes it is at the Airport.

http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hot...eryString}&012=+hilton +mexico +city +airport

 

[PHX-F/A]

Hey, the company were the one's who put the employees at risk. It would be disrespectful to the deceased to ignore that.

The company recently had one FA pummeled (broken ribs) at one of their "finest", after months of warning that the clientele was, um, less than normal (NRA as well as other trailer trash).

Does anyone brief crews anymore that certain destinations require more safety than others, or is just a lazy attitude at the drunk's headquarters there in tempe?

Yes, I do hold the management group responsible. This should be brought up now, before someone else gets "offed". Sorry that proactivity offends you.

Management and the elected and appointed Union officials cannot be responsible for the actions of an employee when they are off duty. Even if that off duty location is in a layover city. We each are responsible for our own actions. Life is a series of choices. Sometimes our choices have DIRE consequences.

Nick was a very trusting person. Often too trusting. Somebody with evil intentions took advantage of that trust.

The people who work MEX on a regular basis, by choice, do not have any issues with the hotel. I have talked to many and they say it is safe. Other airlines stay there as well. Nick often picked up trades to go to MEX. You just have to use common sense when you go out. That's true of any city, big or small.

I understand the lashing out at US or AFA. It's due to the info vacuum. Neither is going to say much. They will let the matter be investigated, and rule in a calm collected manner. This story is now world news. It's on all the local channels, all the cable news, and now London Daily Mail. US and AFA are not going to say anything about the matter because some of the info is probably sensitive and revealing about Nick. Let's remember him for the happy, fun and loving man he was. Let's not dig for info that's probably none of anybodies business. Let's not besmirch his memory.

 

[FWAAA]

I hope we all keep this tragedy in mind when we talk too openly about the specifics of where crews stay. I know there are plenty of ways a criminal can find out, but we shouldn't contribute to making it any easier for them.

While the loss of a crewmember to murder in a layover hotel is a very tragic event, it has nothing to do with talking about the specific hotels used by airline crews on layovers. Acting as though the names/locations of hotels are state secrets the way the Secret Service keeps motorcade routes/hotels used by the President under wraps is just silly. I've been to that hotel and I've seen airline crews arrive and depart the hotel. And that knowledge, no matter how widely I disseminate it, has nothing to do with Mr Aaronson's tragic demise.

 

[Iclubbabyseals]

Management and the elected and appointed Union officials cannot be responsible for the actions of an employee when they are off duty. Even if that off duty location is in a layover city. We each are responsible for our own actions. Life is a series of choices. Sometimes our choices have DIRE consequences.

The company is responsible not just for the safety of the layover hotel, but for informing the employee of choices and consequences thereto. After that, it is up to the employee how they cope with that information.

I would agree with you if you can show me that due diligence was invoked in making certain each employee was fully informed as to the security situation at each layover. Knowing the POS, over paid drunks in tempe I can guarantee that did not happen.

I can, and do, brief, as captain or not, all I fly with, using information from several sources, including anything applicable from the State Department to several paid services. I would suggest that the folks in tempe are still of a cheap at all costs mindset who could care less about some of the lowest compensated employees in the industry.

The US employees have an opportunity to inform those drunks that there is a cost to being cheap. I hate to see someone die and no one learns. It seems like such a waste.

 

[Iclubbabyseals]

I've been to that hotel and I've seen airline crews arrive and depart the hotel. And that knowledge, no matter how widely I disseminate it, has nothing to do with Mr Aaronson's tragic demise.

Incredible that you are still alive. Darwin must be asleep.

 

[Iclubbabyseals]

While the loss of a crewmember to murder in a layover hotel is a very tragic event, it has nothing to do with talking about the specific hotels used by airline crews on layovers. Acting as though the names/locations of hotels are state secrets the way the Secret Service keeps motorcade routes/hotels used by the President under wraps is just silly. I've been to that hotel and I've seen airline crews arrive and depart the hotel. And that knowledge, no matter how widely I disseminate it, has nothing to do with Mr Aaronson's tragic demise.

A picture is released with the dude's mouth covered with what appears to be duct tape. What, exactly, is the significance of that? Kinky sex?

Was he in the military and was protesting DADT? Help me out here.

 

[Art at ISP]

I am very sorry to learn that you have lost a colleague and a friend. My thoughts prayers and condolences go to his friends family and co workers. I am afraid that this is neither the time nor the place to argue about blame and further bash the company and/or each other....can we show some respect and humility here?

In any event, I do hope that the person or persons responsible are held accountable, and that the rest of you remain cautious and stay safe.

My best to you all.....