http://demopedia.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x5874103
Oh my.
The sparkling husband primitive, watching CNN while straddling the porcelain throne in the bathroom in the basement:
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-18-09 11:15 AM
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Continental Airlines captain dies in flight (breaking on MSNBC)
No link or story yet. As they were going to break, Carlos Watson announced the headline, above. The only added detail is that the plane is close to landing at Newark, NJ.
Happyhippychick (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-18-09 11:19 AM
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1. It will land at noon. There is another first officer on board as well as the co-pilot.
They won't announce the flight number or where in Europe it is coming from since the pilot's family doesn't know yet.
SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-18-09 11:20 AM
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3. They told when it was due, so the family probably has a hint and may have been called already.. They should have said nothing until the plane landed. It's in no danger..
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-18-09 11:19 AM
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2. The plane is an inbound 777 from Europe, expected to land at noon
There was another first officer deadheading (poor choice of words in view of the story) and he is now in the cockpit, so there is more than enough skill/experience in the cockpit.
The plane will get priority for landing when it gets to Newark.
konnichi wa (803 posts) Thu Jun-18-09 11:21 AM
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4. Deadheading...it does sound a little insensitive but it is the correct term.
The media actually got something right...
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-18-09 11:24 AM
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5. Yeah, the guy who reported the details (Tom - something) knows aviation inside and out
Deadheading is the proper term, indeed.
One wonders what the proper term is, for a guy who watches television while s itting on the can in the basement.
konnichi wa (803 posts) Thu Jun-18-09 11:36 AM
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10. I had a passenger die many years ago...heart attack. Here's the Continental info
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/COA61
Myrina (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-18-09 11:24 AM
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6. Ewwww ... would hate to be in that cabin!
Seriously, how creepy - and close to impossible to concentrate - would it be ??
Bucky (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-18-09 12:03 PM
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13. Oh, I'm sure SOP would be to prop up the corpse in coach
If it's a long enough flight, he goes in luggage. The point is, get the corpse away from business class.
tabatha (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-18-09 11:26 AM
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7. From the BNO Newsroom.
NEWARK, New Jersey (BNO NEWS) -- Continental Airlines flight 61 from Brussels, Belgium to Newark, New Jersey has declared an emergency after the pilot died in-flight, FAA officials tell BNO News.
The aircraft involved is a Boeing 777. "It is reported that the captain of the aircraft passed away," a spokeswoman for the FAA said. She said two first officers are now piloting the aircraft until it will land in Newark. The aircraft has declared an emergency and will receive priority handling at the airport.
The aircraft is expected to land between 11.45 a.m. and noon EDT.
http://adjix.com/esb3
http://twitter.com/BreakingNews
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-18-09 11:29 AM
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8. Hmmm ..... MSNBC declined to identify the flight until it was sure the pilot's family ......
.... had been notified.
Vickers (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-18-09 11:32 AM
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9. It's raining in Newark. Not something any commercial pilot should be worried about, but it does add another complication to an already complicated situation.
Good luck to them.
Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-18-09 11:57 AM
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11. Plane has landed at Newark ...... Flt CO61 from Brussels
As for all long hauls, there were three qualified pilots on board, one being a mandated spare. The cockpit was never undermanned and the flight was never actually in any particular trouble.
This is a news story, sure, but not the breathless reporting that it is getting.
Sticky the Clown ....... over and out.
Commie Pinko Dirtbag (1000+ posts) Thu Jun-18-09 12:00 PM
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12. I know there's no good reason to but that would scare the living shit out of me if I was in that plane.
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