‘Nerves of steel’: She calmly landed the Southwest flight, just as you’d expect of a former fighter pilot

The pilot's voice was calm yet focused as her plane descended with 149 people on board. "Southwest 1380, we're single engine," Capt. Tammie Jo Shults, a former fighter pilot with…

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Who Is Darren Ellisor? Co-Pilot During Fatal Southwest Flight With Engine Failure Identified

The first officer on Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, which suffered engine failure and had to make an emergency landing on Tuesday, has been identified. U.S. Air Force veteran Darren Ellisor…

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