Friday, February 2, 2007

Albuquerque Man Helps Co-Pilot Land Continental 757


Albuquerque businessman Stephen W. Brown doesn't consider himself a hero.

But when a medical emergency struck down the captain of a nearly full Continental Airlines jet flying to Mexico, Brown climbed out of his passenger seat and into the cockpit.

The 47-year-old licensed private pilot, who usually flies a single-engine Cessna, helped land the Boeing 757-300 loaded with 209 other passengers at McAllen-Miller International Airport in McAllen, Texas, on Saturday.

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Albuquerque Man Helps Co-Pilot Land Continental 757
Airline News (AirportBusiness.com)

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