It happens all the time! Two days ago, the New York Post ran a dreadful story headlined, “Pilot dies in bathroom of Boeing 787 — forcing emergency landing after Miami takeoff.”According to the story, which cited local media, Iván Andaur, 56, one of three captains working on a LATAM Airlines flight from Miami to Santiago de Chile, reportedly became incapacitated about three hours after takeoff on Monday and later died.
The Captain had stepped out of the flight deck to use the lavatory after feeling unwell, but soon collapsed inside the tiny airplane bathroom. It would be the last lavatory he ever occupied. After dramatically gaining entrance to the tiny cubicle, flight attendants rushed to the pilot’s aid and immediately started emergency life support, including CPR.
Tragically, despite the crew’s best efforts, Iván was pronounced dead on arrival in Panama.
I don’t need to remind you, but I will, that airline pilots’ health is the most closely monitored of any employees in any industry in the world. Pilots must undergo regular medical examinations performed by designated aviation medical examiners (called AMEs). These medical assessments are typically conducted at regular intervals specified by aviation authorities, like the FAA. The exams include a comprehensive review of the pilot's medical history, including cardiac issues, and physical examinations.
They still missed it, somehow.
So.
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Los Angeles- and London-based Playboy, Virgin Atlantic, and fashion model Tabby Brown, 38, died last week from a sudden and unexpected ‘cardiac event.’
