Continental Airlines Flight 61 Pilot Dies Mid-Air, Co-Pilots Landed The Plane Safely in Newark Airport
Posted Jun 18, 2009 by Lindsay Britney
A pilot of Continental Airlines Flight 61 died (probably of heart attack) in the mid-air during a flight from Brussels to Newark, New Jersey. Continental Flight 61, a Boeing 777 flied by two co-pilots, landed safely earlier today at Newark Liberty International Airport. The 247 passengers aboard Flight 61 weren’t told of the pilot’s death . The deceased pilot was the 60-year-old captain, whose name was not revealed. He based in Newark and had worked for the Continental for 32 years.
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