Alaska Pilot Passes Out, FO Lands...
Be interesting to know if the pilot can be returned to flying status, if he's been with them for 28 years, he's likely not on the low side of 65.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Alaska Airlines jetliner bound for Seattle made an emergency landing in Portland, Ore., Thursday night after the pilot lost consciousness, an airline spokesman said. The co-pilot landed Flight 473 safely after declaring an emergency to get priority care for the pilot, spokesman Paul McElroy said. All of the airlines' pilots are trained to fly single-handedly. The pilot lost consciousness "somewhere over Oregon," McElroy said, then later regained consciousness and left the cockpit. A doctor on board the flight tended to him in the cabin until the plane landed and was met by medical personnel on the runway. The pilot, who was not identified, was taken to a hospital but there was no immediate word on his condition, McElroy said. The Boeing 737-700 with 116 passengers and five crew members left Los Angeles about 6:30 p.m. and touched down in Portland at about 9 p.m. It had been due to arrive in Seattle at 9:30 p.m. McElroy says the pilot has been flying for Alaska for 28 years and was current on his six-month medical evaluation. The co-pilot is an 11-year Alaska Air veteran. On Jan. 22, the co-pilot on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Las Vegas fainted briefly, and the pilot requested emergency landing priority to get prompt medical assistance for him. "At this point we do not believe there was a connection between the two incidents," McElvoy said. Twenty passengers with a tight schedule for connecting flights were put on a Horizon Air shuttle flight to Seattle on Thursday night, the spokesman said. A new pilot was dispatched to Portland to fly the remaining passengers to Seattle on board the same plane. |
Good job to the FO and the rest of the crew, as well as the doctor on board.
Best wishes to the Capt. |
Yea saw that on the morning news. Good job to the crew.
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Well done by everyone. Hope he is ok.
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Everyone is on the "low side of 65." Everyone flying today, that is.
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Cudos to the crew.
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The co-pilot can land the plane single handedly? There must me some rock stars over there at Alaska! ;)
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Originally Posted by Red Forman
(Post 1343963)
The co-pilot can land the plane single handedly? There must me some rock stars over there at Alaska! ;)
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Alaska Pilot Passes Out, FO Lands...
You're a co-pilot? So have you ever flown the plane?
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Originally Posted by Moby Dick
(Post 1343876)
Everyone is on the "low side of 65." Everyone flying today, that is.
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