Continental Captain Dies During Flight to Newark

[Matt Molnar]

HORROR: Continental Captain Dies Mid-Flight
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]

[Speedbird1]

Our thoughts and prayers are with the passengers and crew of COA 61. I am sure the B777 will land safely. This is why it is essential to have more than 1 pilot aboard.

[Matt Molnar]

Plane has landed safely.

[cancidas]

Our thoughts and prayers are with the passengers and crew of COA 61. I am sure the B777 will land safely. This is why it is essential to have more than 1 pilot aboard.

i'm pretty sure there was a relief pilot onboard aswell.

[Delta777LR]

I saw the plane live on CBS 2 noon, it came in safely on time. At least nothing severe happened and I guess the crew did a great job bringing the plane in safe. My prayers go to the pilots family.

[hiss srq]

Moral of the story, don't eat the fish. All seriousness R.I.P.

[Gerard]

>[quote="Speedbird1"]Our thoughts and prayers are with the passengers and crew of COA 61.<

From what I heard the passengers didnt even know what was going on. Very sad but not as hair-raising and
scary as the media tries to make it. Not with the duplicity of pilots on board.

[Matt Molnar]

This guy took "deadheading" to a new level.