PHOTOS: 5-year-old battling cancer becomes pilot for a day at MacDill Air Force Base
5-year-old girl Ever Young became pilot-for-the-day at MacDill Air Force Base on Tuesday. TAMPA, Fla. โ MacDill Air Force Base made a little girlโs dream come true on Tuesday. Ever Young, a 5-year-old cancer patient, was given her official orders to be a pilot-for-the-day from Col. Benjamin Jonsson, 6th ARW commander. With help from the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Ever was able to make her dream of becoming a U.S. Air Force pilot come true,โ MacDill Air Force Base said. During her visit to MacDill, Ever was able to fly and land a flight simulator, tour a KC-135 Stratotanker and the Air Traffic Control Tower and enjoy lunch on base.
American Airlines pilot reportedly tests positive for COVID-19
MIAMI โ An American Airlines pilot based out of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was diagnosed with COVID-19, the airlineโs spokesman Curtis Blessing said, according to USA Today. The pilot is undergoing treatment, an airlineโs union representative told Bloomberg. The airline is in contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to implement safety measures, said Blessing, who works out of Los Angeles. Here the statement American Airlines released to CNN:Americanโs Chief Medical Officer and leaders from our pilotsโ office have been in touch with our Dallas Fort Worth based pilot who tested positive for COVID-19. We are in close contact with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and public health officials and are coordinating with them on all required health and safety measures.