Pilot dies midflight, FAA says

[Tom]

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(CNN) -- Continental Flight 61, whose pilot died midflight, has landed safely at Newark International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said.

The agency said the plane landed at 11:49 a.m. ET.

The plane was flying from Brussels, Belgium, to Newark, New Jersey, the Federal Aviation Administration and Continental Airlines said.

Continental said the 61-year-old Newark-based pilot died "apparently of natural causes." The pilot had 21 years of service with Continental, the airline said.

The airline said the crew on the flight included an additional relief pilot who took the place of the deceased man.

The Boeing 777 was carrying 247 passengers, Continental said.

Further details were not immediately available.
[Full Story] (http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/18/pilot.dead/index.html)Thank god for co-pilots...

[NickyPenny]

I just saw this on the news and was about to post it.

Your right thank God they have co-pilots on airplanes or else it wouldn't have been a good situation and people might have gotten worried it was a terrorist attack or something.

[Jeebus]

*waits for people to start coming on here claiming terrorists put a bomb inside him which looked like a natural cause of death*

[Butters]

Good thing I'm not flying anywhere this year.

[Big Moose]

So many terrible things are happening lately.. Most of them involving planes.. I'm almost afraid to fly to Florida now..:O

[Ninja Nick]

At least no one died

Wait scratch that, at least no one ELSE died.

Man now I'm really afraid of planes.

[Tina]

At least no one died

Wait scratch that, at least no one ELSE died.

Man now I'm really afraid of planes.

You shouldn't be. Hundreds of planes fly per day. There's not much accidents with them.

Anyways, thank God for co-pilots.