Airline shares lower as broader market wobblesNEW YORK — Airlines shares lost ground again on Tuesday, as the broader market moved lower. Pilot dies in middle of Brussels-to-Newark flight; passengers unaware, but plane lands safelyNEWARK, N.J. — The pilot of a Continental Airlines flight from Brussels to Newark died over the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, but the jet landed safely with two co-pilots at the controls. The 247 passengers aboard Flight 61 weren’t told of the pilot’s death and flight attendants continued serving snacks, though the crew did ask for the help of any doctors aboard. Pilot dies at controls of US-bound passenger jetWASHINGTON - A Continental airlines pilot died at the controls of a plane en route from Brussels to Newark, New Jersey, Thursday, according to media reports. Continental flight whose pilot died in mid-flight lands safely in Newark, NJNEWARK, N.J. — The Federal Aviation Administration says a plane carrying a pilot who died in mid-flight has landed safely at the airport in Newark, N.J. Continental pilot dies mid-flight over Atlantic; 2 co-pilots to land in NewarkNEWARK, N.J. — Continental Airlines says a pilot who died in mid-flight was a 61-year-old man with more than 20 years of service to the airline. FAA says Continental pilot dies mid-flight over Atlantic; 2 co-pilots to land in NewarkNEWARK, N.J. — A Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman has confirmed that a Continental Airlines pilot has died in mid-flight. Obama voices hope virus will run its course as scores more schools close, more people sickenedWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama voiced hope Friday that the swine flu virus will run its course “like ordinary flus” as officials reported more than two dozen new cases and scores more schools shut down. Stock futures signal moderately lower open as investors examine flurry of quarterly resultsNEW YORK — Wall Street signaled the week’s back-and-forth could continue Wednesday as investors look to another batch of corporate profit reports for clues about the economy. |