Jetliner lands safely after pilot dies

[Bill Mattocks]

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/06/18/pilot.dead/

The Boeing 777 landed at Newark International Airport at 11:49 a.m. ET Thursday, the airline said, after the 61-year-old Newark-based pilot died "apparently of natural causes."

 

[Big Don]

Not telling the passengers was the right call.
There were TWO First Officers? Wouldn't one by definition be "second"? Or is that a title?

 

[CanuckMA]

It's a title. Only one is in the cockpit. The other one is dead heading, no pun intended.

 

[MJS]

I give the crew alot of credit, as this incident was taken care of very professionally.

 

[celtic_crippler]

I don't mean to be disrespectful, but I can't help but give the crew further props 'cause it had to stink pretty bad in that small cockpit...

 

[terryl965]

They did a great job under those circumstances.