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Turkish Airlines pilot’s death mid-flight prompts emergency landing in New York
Ilcehin Pehlivan, 59, lost consciousness while captaining flight from Seattle to Istanbul before co-pilot took over
A Turkish Airlines flight from Seattle to Istanbul made an emergency landing at New York’s John F Kennedy airport after its 59-year-old captain died mid-flight.
Flight 8JK, an Airbus A350-900, landed around 6am, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, after initial medical intervention to help the man who had lost consciousness onboard proved ineffective. A co-pilot took over the plane and successfully landed it.
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