Pilotul a murit in timpul unui zbor trans-Atlantic al Continental Airlines

Sursa: http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2009/06/captain_of_continental_flight.html

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Continental Airlines captain dies during flight to Newark airport from Brussels
by The Star-Ledger Continuous News Desk
Thursday June 18, 2009, 11:03 AM

NEWARK -- The captain of a Continental Airlines flight from Brussels to Newark Liberty International Airport died during flight this morning, according to an FAA official.

Continental Airlines Flight 61 is expected to make an emergency landing at about noon in Newark, the flight's planned destination, according to Arlene Salac, an FAA spokeswoman. The jet left Brussels at 9:45 a.m.
Jennifer Brown/The Star-LedgerContinental Airlines planes sit at the terminal at Newark Liberty Airport in a file photo.

Salac said the two first officers on the Boeing 777 are currently piloting the plane with 247 passengers on board, and no mechanical problems have been reported. The flight has been given priority to land at Newark and will pull into Terminal C, Salac said.

"They will have priority clearance so they'll land as quickly as possible," Salac said.

Julie King, a spokeswoman for Continental, said the 61-year-old pilot, who was based in Newark, died of natural causes during the flight. The pilot had 21 years of service with Continental, she said.

"The company has been in touch with his family and we extend our deepest sympathies," King said in a statement issued by Continental.

Track the flight path of Flight 61.

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E nebunie ce titluri se dau la stiri pe la noi... Nu e niciun pericol, vor ateriza fara probleme ca doar aceeasi formare o au si copilotii!

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Titlu: Continental pilot dies on trans-Atlantic flight
Sursa: yahoo.news
Autor: ****
Data: 18.06.2009
Link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090618/ap_on_re_us/us_pilot_dies

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NEWARK, N.J. – Continental Airlines says a pilot who died in mid-flight was a 61-year-old man with more than 20 years of service to the airline.

Airline spokeswoman Kelly Cripe says the pilot died of natural causes Thursday on Flight 61 from Brussels, Belgium, to Newark, N.J.

She says the flight continued safely with two other pilots at the controls.

Cripe says the Boeing 777 is carrying 247 passengers and is scheduled to land at Newark on time at noon.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman has confirmed that a Continental Airlines pilot has died in mid-flight.

Spokeswoman Arlene Salac says the airline alerted the FAA around 10:30 Thursday morning that Flight 61 from Brussels to Newark was being flown by two co-pilots.

Salac says the plane, a Boeing 777, will receive priority handling when it lands around noon.