A Turkish Airways pilot has died after turning into ailing on his personal flight from Seattle on the north-west coast of america to Istanbul in Turkey.
Captain Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, collapsed mid-air and a second pilot and co-pilot took over the controls, an airline spokesman mentioned on X.
“When first assist to our captain on the airplane was unsuccessful, the cockpit crew… determined to make an emergency touchdown, however he died earlier than touchdown,” Yahya Ustun defined.
The Airbus 350 airplane landed in New York and plans have been then made to fly the passengers on to Turkey from there, he added.
Pehlivan had flown with Turkish Airways since 2007 and had been given a daily well being verify in early March which discovered no well being downside that may have an effect on his job, the airline mentioned.
Turkey’s air visitors controllers’ affiliation TATCA mentioned he had served the aviation neighborhood for a few years and provided its condolences to his household, buddies and colleagues.