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Alleged Arson Travel: Fiery Flight Attendant Eder Rojas Is "Anxious"

May 16, 2008 at 12:08 PM | 1 Comment

A flight attendant for Northwest subsidiary Compass Airlines set fire to his plane on May 7, according to authorities. Eder Rojas was apparently so mad that he got assigned the flight between Minneapolis and Regina, Saskatchewan that he sneaked a lighter past security and used it to spark up some paper towels in the lavatory while in flight. After smoke filled the cabin, he apparently had second thoughts and extinguished the flames with the help of another FA and a passenger.

Pilot Steve Peterka managed to put the plane down safely in Fargo, North Dakota. Only later did investigators find the lighter and get suspicious. Now Rojas is facing up to 20 years if convicted of starting the fire.

So in the wake of these charges being made public, how does he feel? According to Myspace: Anxious!

Since we're not friends with him on Facebook, we can't figure out if he's also lying about his age on that site: On Myspace he's 21, but court papers list him as 19. What we can tell you, though, that he's part of the Robert Morris College network. Let's go, Eagles!

Related Stories:
· Flight Attendant Accused of Setting Fire on Plane [AP, via Google]
· Flight Attendant for Northwest Subsidiary Sets Plane on Fire. Awesome! [TMIFA]
· CreWBoY#08-06 (Eder Rojas) [Myspace]