Tammie Jo Shults was steering a Southwest Airlines plane toward cruising altitude, generally considered the safest part of a flight. In the cockpit, Captain Shults remained calm as she steadied the aircraft, Flight 1380. “Southwest 1380 has an engine fire,” Captain Shults radioed to air traffic controllers, not a hint of alarm in her voice. “Descending.”[Read more about the midair emergency, in which an Albuquerque woman died.] In an instant, Captain Shults found herself in a situation most pilots face only during training: having to land a plane after an engine goes out.

Source: New York Times April 18, 2018 15:56 UTC