‘The pilot is incapacitated': Captain pulled from cockpit after mid-flight medical emergency (opens original article in a new tab)

An Air Canada flight from Newark to Halifax made an unscheduled landing in Boston after the captain became incapacitated and was removed from the cockpit. The first officer took control and the 61 passengers arrived safely.

• Air Canada Flight 7664 made an unscheduled landing in Boston after the captain became incapacitated
• The first officer took control of the aircraft and diverted to Boston Logan International Airport
• The captain was removed from the flight deck and taken to a Boston hospital for medical treatment