Matt Molnar
2009-06-18, 11:23 AM
HORROR: Continental Captain Dies Mid-Flight (http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/continental.pilot.dies.2.1049850.html)
Plane Departed From Brussels, Destined For Newark; Reserve Crew On Flight To Manage Emergency Landing
A Continental Airlines flight from Brussels will be making an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport after the plane's captain died mid-flight Thursday morning, CBS 2 has learned.
Federal Aviation Administration officials say Continental Flight 61 will land at Newark at noon. Newark was the flight's final destination. It left Brussels at 9:45 a.m.
It's not known what caused the pilot to become ill or how he died.
Officials say there are two first officers on the flight and a reserve crew as well. One of the first officers is piloting the plane. [Full Article (http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/continental.pilot.dies.2.1049850.html)]
Plane Departed From Brussels, Destined For Newark; Reserve Crew On Flight To Manage Emergency Landing
A Continental Airlines flight from Brussels will be making an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport after the plane's captain died mid-flight Thursday morning, CBS 2 has learned.
Federal Aviation Administration officials say Continental Flight 61 will land at Newark at noon. Newark was the flight's final destination. It left Brussels at 9:45 a.m.
It's not known what caused the pilot to become ill or how he died.
Officials say there are two first officers on the flight and a reserve crew as well. One of the first officers is piloting the plane. [Full Article (http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/continental.pilot.dies.2.1049850.html)]