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| Pilot dies flying plane to the US | Pilot dies flying plane to the US |
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| The captain of Continental Airlines flight 61 has died while flying the plane from Brussels to New York. | The captain of Continental Airlines flight 61 has died while flying the plane from Brussels to New York. |
| The plane made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty International Airport shortly before 1200 (1600 GMT). | |
| Two co-pilots were in control of the plane, according to Federal Aviation Authority spokeswoman, Arlene Salac, quoted by the Associated Press. | |
| The captain apparently died of natural causes, a Continental Airlines spokesman told CNN. | The captain apparently died of natural causes, a Continental Airlines spokesman told CNN. |
| He was a 61-year-old man with more than 20 years of service to the airline, a spokesman for the airline said. | |
| The plane is a Boeing 777 carrying 247 passengers. |