"We are devastated by the accident involving a team member at Charlotte International Airport," an American Airlines spokesperson said.

The unidentified employee was working on the aircraft’s ramp when they were struck by a ramp vehicle around 9:30 a.m. Monday.

An American Airlines worker was killed in a single vehicle accident at Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina on Monday, officials said.

Cargo company Air General is ending operations at a west Charlotte warehouse, which will leave almost 100 people without jobs in the spring. The layoffs will occur on March 31 for people working at the facility at 4706 Yorkmont Road near Charlotte Douglas International Airport, according to Air General.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. ( WBTV /Gray News) – An employee was killed Monday at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said that around 9:38 a.m., officers were called to the airport for reports of an employee being hit by a vehicle on the tarmac.

An American Airlines employee was killed Monday in a vehicle accident at a Charlotte Douglas International Airport ramp, the paved area adjacent to gates where planes park to load passengers. Officials released very little details about the incident.

An American Airlines employee was fatally struck by an airport ramp vehicle on Monday morning, according to officials.

A flight attendant who lives in Greenville has joined the conversation surrounding the tragedy of a military helicopter and regional jet crashing in Washington D.C. What we know about the DC plane crash victims Carmenlita Locke is a flight attendant with American Airlines PSA and flies out of Charlotte Douglas International

She had been in pain for the entire 90-minute flight. Her abdomen was so distended and tender that she felt as if it might burst. Her seatmates had hidden their irritation as she shifted constantly in her seat in search of a comfortable position.

The American Airlines’ subsidiary has ties that go back decades in Ohio, and just said it was moving its headquarters to Charlotte.

U.S. Figure Skating confirmed that “several members of the skating community” and their family members were aboard the plane.