A Turkish Airlines pilot died after collapsing mid-flight, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in New York. The incident occurred after the plane took off from Seattle in the evening. The 59-year-old pilot lost consciousness at some point after takeoff. The flight crew and a co-pilot decided to make an emergency landing. The pilot died before the plane landed safely at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York around 6 a.m. on Wednesday.
* “Nearer My God to Thee,” huh?
* I know what you all are thinking, but no, it was an Airbus A350-900.
* Used to be pilots just fell asleep at the controls.
* Somebody’s been skipping their annual checkups.
* Does the remaining co-pilot and crew really have to discuss what to do? “Should we land? I flew to Turkey once. I think I can do this.” “But he’s dead.” “Look, we’ve already started drink service.” “Maybe we should ask the tower what to do.”