Co-pilots land safely in U.S. after pilot dies in flight
12:07, 19 June 2009
WASHINGTON. June 19. KAZINFORM Two co-pilots on board an international flight from Brussels to New York safely landed a commercial airliner with 247 people on board after the pilot died during the flight, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
The Continental Airlines Boeing 777 made an emergency landing in Newark, New Jersey, at 11:49 am local time (15:49 GMT).
The company said in a statement that the 60-year-old pilot had worked for the airline for 32 years, Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version.