{"id":133861,"date":"2022-11-24T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-24T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=133861"},"modified":"2022-11-25T00:26:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T00:26:22","slug":"an-american-eagles-pilot-died-after-fainting-during-take-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2022\/11\/an-american-eagles-pilot-died-after-fainting-during-take-off.html","title":{"rendered":"An American Eagle\u2019s pilot died after fainting during take off from Chicago O\u2019Hare Airport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>An <strong>American Eagle<\/strong> flight operated by Envoy Air had to return to Chicago shortly after takeoff Saturday night after one of the pilots became incapacitated and subsequently died, the company said Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Flight 3556, operated by an Embraer E175, returned to Chicago&#8217;s O&#8217;Hare International Airport at 7:57 p.m. local time, 37 minutes after departing for Columbus, Ohio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2022\/10\/american-airlines-recorded-highest-quarterly-revenue-in-its-history.html\">American Airlines recorded highest quarterly revenue in its history.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We need to return. Captain is incapacitated,\u201d the co-pilot told air traffic control just seconds after taking off from Chicago\u2019s international airport. 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