A Continental Airlines en route from Belgium landed safely in Newark, N.J., today after the pilot died in mid-flight at the controls of a jet with 247 passengers on board.
The Federal Aviation Administration says a plane carrying a pilot who died in mid-flight has landed safely at the airport in Newark, N.J.(ABC News)
The crew abord 777 Boeing jet included two trained pilots who took control of the plane and landed it at the airport just outside New York City. There were also federal air marshals aboard on the flight, Continental Flight 61.
The 61-year-old pilot died of natural causes, and the passengers were not immediately told of his death, according to the airline.
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"The captain of Continental flight 61, which was en route from Brussels to Newark, died in flight, apparently of natural causes," Continental said in a statement. read more
The Federal Aviation Administration says a plane carrying a pilot who died in mid-flight has landed safely at the airport in Newark, N.J.(ABC News)
The crew abord 777 Boeing jet included two trained pilots who took control of the plane and landed it at the airport just outside New York City. There were also federal air marshals aboard on the flight, Continental Flight 61.
The 61-year-old pilot died of natural causes, and the passengers were not immediately told of his death, according to the airline.
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"The captain of Continental flight 61, which was en route from Brussels to Newark, died in flight, apparently of natural causes," Continental said in a statement. read more
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