When Southwest 1380’s engine failed, the cockpit was so loud the pilots had to use hand signals to communicate

(CNN) When an engine failed on a Southwest Airlines flight last month, pilot Tammie Jo Shults didn’t panic. Instead, she fell back on her extensive Navy experience. “My first thoughts were…

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Southwest 1380 Landing Proves Study Of Single Pilot Cargo Aircraft Is “Silly,’ Pilot Leader Says

A provision that would enable a study of single-pilot operation of cargo aircraft, strongly opposed by pilot groups, remains on the table as part of legislation to reauthorize the Federal…

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‘Nerves of steel’: She calmly landed the Southwest flight, just as you’d expect of a former fighter pilot

The pilot's voice was calm yet focused as her plane descended with 149 people on board. "Southwest 1380, we're single engine," Capt. Tammie Jo Shults, a former fighter pilot with…

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Who Is Darren Ellisor? Co-Pilot During Fatal Southwest Flight With Engine Failure Identified

The first officer on Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, which suffered engine failure and had to make an emergency landing on Tuesday, has been identified. U.S. Air Force veteran Darren Ellisor…

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