BOSTON — An American Airlines pilot on a flight from Phoenix to Boston died as the plane was en route Monday, the airline said. The red-eye flight had left Phoenix just after midnight and was diverted to Syracuse after the pilot's death. "Syracuse, American 550, medical emergency, captain is incapacitated, request handling for runway," a transcript of the co-pilot's radio transmission said. There were 147 passengers and a crew of five on board American flight 550. "We are incredibly saddened by this event, and we are focused on caring for our pilot's family and colleagues," the airline statement said. Another crew was sent to Syracuse to fly the plane to Boston. The name of the pilot, 57, has not been released. Passenger Louise Anderson, who was heading from Reno, Nevada, to Boston via Phoenix, said she had dozed off on the flight. "What I woke up to was the flight attendant telling us we were making an emergency landing because t...
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