Off-duty pilot helps land Air Canada plane after medical emergency - TSB | Reuters

www.reuters.com Off-duty pilot helps land Air Canada plane after medical emergency - TSB

One of the pilots flying an Air Canada jet airliner became incapacitated during a domestic flight but the plane landed safely after an off-duty pilot stepped in to help, authorities said on Friday.

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This is some extreme click bate and not really newsworthy.

It was only the first officer who was incapacitated, the main pilot was fine. The guy that stepped in was flying in an official capacity... they are coworkers.
- "A deadheading pilot is one who is flying commercially on their way to a new assignment."
  
  So not exactly. He was on the plane but not on duty. Pretty interesting he needed to help at all.