Continental Captain Dies Mid-Flight

June 18th, 2009 → 9:23 am @


Another mistake by the media. First a pilot has died while enroute to Newark. Very sad indeed. The story below has a photo mistake….can you spot it?

http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/continental.pilot.dies.2.1049850.html

HORROR: Continental Captain Dies Mid-Flight

Plane Departed From Brussels, Destined For Newark; Reserve Crew On Flight To Manage Emergency Landing

NEWARK, N.J. (CBS) ―

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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.

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Yeah it’s an ERJ from Expressjet. The flight in question is actually a 777. There is another First Officer on board who is now sitting in the Captain seat.

Ok…back to sitting airport standby.
Stay with wcbstv.com for more on this developing story.