Etihad cargo captain died in flight
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Etihad cargo captain died in flight
A dutch news site reported the passing of an Etihad captain in flight from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam. Diverted to Kuwait.
Piloot Etihad overlijdt tijdens vlucht naar Amsterdam - NH Nieuws
(report is in Dutch, not much information in it except what I said above)
Piloot Etihad overlijdt tijdens vlucht naar Amsterdam - NH Nieuws
(report is in Dutch, not much information in it except what I said above)
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Long-haul carrier Etihad says pilot dies on cargo flight | Miami Herald
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
The Abu Dhabi-based long-haul carrier Etihad says a pilot has died on one of its cargo flights.
Etihad said in a statement on Wednesday that the pilot onboard Flight No. EY927 flying from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam "became incapacitated" during the flight.
The Abu Dhabi-based long-haul carrier Etihad says a pilot has died on one of its cargo flights.
Etihad said in a statement on Wednesday that the pilot onboard Flight No. EY927 flying from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam "became incapacitated" during the flight.
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I think in this case we might be allowed to use the name of the company. In any case the loss is sudden and devastating to those who knew him and flew with him. His tenure as an Airline pilot goes back quite a ways and he will be missed. To his family, we're sorry for your loss.
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Listening to the tapes at LiveATC.net, the FO did a great job, stopped on the runway, 33R at KWI. Some Boeing widebodies have a steering tiller on the right side, many do not in my experience. Don't know about A6-DDE.
Brake temps were OK with the overweight landing but fire trucks stood by just in case.
Souls on board was four, 53 tonnes of fuel. Middle Eastern cargo flights sometimes have a flight attendant onboard to serve the crew I'm told. Whoever was riding, I'm sure the extra bodies were helpful with the incapacitation.
Condolences to the family, friends and coworkers.
Brake temps were OK with the overweight landing but fire trucks stood by just in case.
Souls on board was four, 53 tonnes of fuel. Middle Eastern cargo flights sometimes have a flight attendant onboard to serve the crew I'm told. Whoever was riding, I'm sure the extra bodies were helpful with the incapacitation.
Condolences to the family, friends and coworkers.
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Sad indeed. It was single pilot. Capt+F/O+riding engineer (due stop over on the return flight in OTP) + load master. The F/O was the only single pilot remaining, whilst the others were reviving the captain.
