A pilot of a Continental Airlines plane carrying 247 passengers has died while flying the aircraft from Brussels to New York.
The plane made an emergency landing at Newark Liberty international airport.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Arlene Salac confirmed that Continental Airlines Flight 61 landed at 11:49 a.m.
Airline spokeswoman Kelly Cripe says the pilot died of natural causes. She said he was a 61-year-old man with more than 20 years of service to the airline.
She says the flight continued safely with two other pilots at the controls. Ms Cripe confirmed the Boeing 777 carried 247 passengers.