The decision was also welcomed by Congressman Tammy Duckworth, a former helicopter pilot who lost both legs in Iraq.

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For a few moments, it seemed that the pilot had lost control.

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The flight is believed to have lost an engine mid-air, and the pilot of the plane is reported to have called for emergency landing while making futile, frantic efforts to sustain the aircraft with the remaining functional engine.

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"I haven't lost one second's sleep, " says 777 pilot and union spokesman Herbert Hunter.

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"I've lost a dear friend, just a great guy, " pilot Bill Huete told CNN affiliate WWL-TV.

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The Red Arrows lost two pilots in 2011 with Flt Lt Cunningham dying in November and pilot Flt Lt Jon Egging, 33, from Rutland, dying when his Hawk aircraft came down after performing at an air show near Bournemouth airport in Dorset in August.

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"I haven't lost one second's sleep, " says Herbert Hunter, who's a 777 pilot and a union spokesman.

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Two of his three restaurants lost power, Mr. Pres said, so he spent Wednesday hauling chickpeas and vegetables in his Honda Pilot to his one restaurant with electricity.

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