Westjet B38M near Calgary on Dec 6th 2021, captain incapacitated

Last Update: December 14, 2021 / 21:03:42 GMT/Zulu time

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A Westjet Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration C-GXAX performing flight WS-1590 from Calgary,AB (Canada) to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 99 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 150nm southeast of Calgary when one of the pilots became incapacitated. While f...

A Westjet Boeing 737-8 MAX, registration C-GXAX performing flight WS-1590 from Calgary,AB (Canada) to Atlanta,GA (USA) with 99 people on board, was enroute at FL370 about 150nm southeast of Calgary when one of the pilots became incapacitated. While f

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Aircraft Registration Data
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Country of Registration
Canada
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Incident Facts

Date of incident
Dec 6, 2021

Classification
Incident

Cause
Captain incapacitated

Airline
Westjet Airlines

Flight number
FL-342

Departure
Not revealed

Destination
Not revealed

Aircraft Registration
N343434

Aircraft Type
Boeing 737-800MAX

ICAO Type Designator
B38M

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