PAL A320 Capt suffers stroke in-flight
AP - Thursday, October 30MANILA, Philippines - Philippine Airlines says one of its pilots suffered a mild stroke just minutes before reaching his destination but was able to hand over control of the aircraft to his co-pilot who landed it safely.
ADVERTISEMENT http://sg.yimg.com/i/sg/adv/house1/s...50_11sep08.jpg http://row.bc.yahoo.com/b?P=OHWDW3xs...489321%2fV%3d1 Airline Vice President Rolando Estabillo says the incident Wednesday happened on a flight to central Bacolod city. The Airbus A320 was carrying 79 passengers. He says pilot Alex Carvajal complained of pain in his nape and asked co-pilot Donato Cabigo to take over. According to Estabillo, Carvajal was lucid and continued to monitor the aircraft. No emergency was declared and the pilot was immediately taken to a hospital. Estabillo says pilots undergo regular medical checkups. ******** End ********* Hope the Captain is alright. Well done to the F/O |
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