We’re baaack.

What a sad day to get back to work.

Yes, instead of the usual “What I Did on My Summer Vacation” mindset I would normally employ to get you back in the swing of things here at PlaneBuzz — for those of us who call the airline industry home it is indeed a sad day.

And not just because it is September 11.

No, today we also found out that Jeff McClelland, CAO and EVP of US Airways, and one of the nicest guys you ever would want to meet in this industry, passed away Sunday. Jeff was only 47.

Jeff had fought an excruciatingly long battle with cancer — and in the end the cancer finally won.

Not only was Jeff one of the “good guys,” he was good at what he did. For those of you who remember what operations were like at America West before Jeff got there in 1999 — I need say no more.

US Airways announced Monday that it will name its flight training center the Jeffrey D. McClelland Flight Center in honor of Jeff. A scholarship fund will also be set up as part of the US Airways Education Foundation.