Thursday, June 18, 2009

Pilot Dies During Cross-Atlantic Flight

A Continental Airlines pilot died while the trans-Atlantic flight was still airborne. While there was an announcement asking for a doctor, the passengers were unaware that it was the pilot that was in distress. Two co-pilots took grabbed the controls after the captain died from a suspected heart attack. Flight 61 landed without incident and no one else was injured or killed.

More at http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/local_news/new_jersey/090618_pilot_dies_during_flight_to_newark.

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