American Airlines Pilot Tests Positive for Coronavirus
- Carrier is in touch with federal, public health officials
- Union says it will contact the pilot’s fellow crewmembers
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An American Airlines Group Inc. pilot tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the first at the carrier to be diagnosed with the disease that’s infected more than 128,000 people globally and killed nearly 5,000.
The aviator is undergoing treatment, American’s pilots union said Thursday. Neither the Allied Pilots Association nor the airline would confirm when the pilot became ill, say if he or she was flying recently or release any personal information. The union learned of the coronavirus case Wednesday night. American said in a statement it is “in close contact” with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and public health officials.
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