Another pilot death? Makis stack: '30s year old Jose Espinal - El Salvador Pilot for Volaris (El Salvador), Air Jazeera Airways (Kuwait) and former VECA & TACA Airlines, died suddenly on Dec.5, 2023.'
What would kill a healthy 30 year old pilot suddenly? Why so many pilots incapacitated and dying? We know most likely took the vaccine as had to in order to work as a pilot; Makis's scholarship below
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NEWS: On December 5, 2023, Pilot Jose Miguel Espinal died suddenly.
The husband of sports presenter dies only 18 days after his wedding: Who was he and what did José Miguel Espinal die of?
Sports presenter Linda Cruz dedicated a moving message to her husband, José Miguel Espinal, who died unexpectedly
A heartbreaking and unexpected message from the sports representative Linda Cruz moved social networks. The Salvadoran communicator announced with great regret that she is saying goodbye to her husband, José Miguel Espinal, who died just 18 days after going to the altar with her (married on Nov.18, 2023).
According to the newspaper The world, from El Salvador, the death occurred on December 5 “ in circumstances not yet clarified ”. However, the commotion has increased after the recent statements by Cruz and his family.
Linda Cruz regrets her loss day after day
Through social networks, Linda Cruz has been sharing images that reflect the immense love that she lived with José Espinal. Since he made the official announcement on December 8, he has kept insisting on ideas like “ I don't understand, but I accept and respect the will of God ”.
Some of his parting words also refer: “¿How do I explain that I will not hug you again, that I will not give you the kisses on the forehead that you loved so much? ”, “Thank you for giving me the most intense, pure and sincere love story ” and “ I will always remember you as the love of my life, the Perfect man, my answered prayer, the man of my dreams. This is the biggest pain I have ever felt ”.
¿Who was José Miguel Espinal?
José Miguel Espinal was a Salvadoran pilot who forged a career in airlines inside and outside his country of origin. As a review The world, was known through his LinkedIn profile who was an aviator known for his work on local airlines Taca and Veca, as well as Kuwait-based international airline Jazeera Airways.
In addition, the Volaris company was the one that published the obituary of the man. Therefore, it is presumed that it was the last medium where he held his position as pilot, as he refers on his Instagram under the identification of “ Captain A-320″.
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Pilot incapacitations & deaths in Aug-Dec 2023:
Dec.5, 2023 - Ryanair Flight RK-8528 (STN-OZZ) from London Stansted, UK, to Ouarzazate, Morocco - pilot felt unwell, crew diverted to Faro, Portugal, landed safely 30 min
Nov.29, 2023 - American Airlines Flight AA755 CDG-PHL, from Paris, France, to Philadelphia, PA, pilot had a seizure and collapsed in the cockpit.
Nov.26, 2023 - Ryanair Flight FR-3472 (LTN-RZE) from London Luton, UK to Rzeszow (Poland) on Nov.26, 2023, one of the pilots became incapacitated, plane diverted to Krakow and landed safely
Nov.20, 2023 - Air Transat Flight TS-186 (YYZ-PUJ) from Toronto, Canada to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - pilot became incapacitated and was replaced by a pilot passenger
Nov.16, 2023 - Air India Pilot Death - 37 year old Air India Pilot Captain Himanil Kumar had cardiac arrest at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport during training
Oct.30, 2023 - Jet2 Flight LS-1711 (MAN-DLM) Manchester (UK) to Dalaman (Turkey) - First officer became incapacitated, pilot diverted aircraft to Budapest, landed safely
Oct.18, 2023 - Austrian Airlines Pilot Death - 43 year old Christian Zimmerebner, AUA Austrian Airlines Pilot and member of Dorfgastein mountain rescue, died suddenly on Oct.18, 2023 due to "serious illness"
Sep.24, 2023 - Austrian Airlines Flight OS-188 (STR-VIE) Stuttgart to Vienna The captain became incapacitated, first officer took control of aircraft
Sep.23, 2023 - Alaska Airlines Pilot Death - 37 year old Captain Eric McRae died suddenly in his hotel room during layover, was to fly that morning
Sep.22, 2023 - Delta Flight DL-291 (CDG-LAX) Paris to Los Angeles - Pilot became incapacitated, was taken to cabin for care, plane diverted to Minneapolis, pilot taken to hospital
Aug.27, 2023 - Air Canada Flight AC348 (YVR-YOW) Vancouver to Ottawa, one of the pilots felt ill and became incapacitated 50 min before landing in Ottawa.
Aug.17, 2023 - IndiGo Flight (NAG-PNQ) Nagpur to Pune, India, 40 year old Pilot Manoj Subramanium died after collapsing at the boarding gate, about to board.
Aug.16, 2023 - Qatar Airways Flight QR579 (DEL-DOH) Delhi to Doha, Qatar, 51 year old pilot collapsed as a passenger inflight and died, plane diverted to Dubai.
Aug.14, 2023 - LATAM Flight LA505 (MIA-SCL) Miami to Santiago, Chile - 2 hours into 8hr flight, 56 year old Captain Ivan Andaur collapsed and died in the lavatory - plane diverted to Panama City!
Aug.9, 2023 - United Airlines UAL1309 (SRQ-EWR) Sarasota to Newark, pilot had a heart attack and lost consciousness in flight
Aug.7, 2023 - TigerAIR Flight IT237 (CTS-TPE) Sapporo to Taipei, copilot had a medical emergency after landing plane in Taipei
Pilot incapacitations & deaths (on duty) Jan-July 2023:
July 19, 2023 - Eurowings Discover Flight 4Y-1205 (HER-FRA) Heraklion to Frankfurt, pilot incapacitated, first officer took control, landed safely
July 16, 2023 - Small plane - 2006 Piper Meridian, flying from Westchester NY, crashed at Martha’s Vineyard Airport after pilot had medical emergency upon final approach and passenger took control of the plane and attempted a landing. Pilot, 79 year old Randolph Bonnist, died later in hospital.
Jun.7, 2023 - Air Canada Flight ACA692 (YYZ-YYT) Toronto to St.John’s, First Officer became incapacitated, deadheading Captain assumed duties
Jun.4, 2023 - Small plane - Cessna Citation N611VG flying Tennessee to Long Island, fighter jets spotted pilot slumped over in cockpit unconscious, plane crashed and all onboard died
May 11, 2023 - HiSKy Flight H4474 (DUB-KIV) Dublin to Chisinau (Moldova), 20 min after liftoff pilot became “unable to act”, plane diverted to Manchester
May 4, 2023 - British Charter TUI Airways Flight BY-1424 (NCL-LPA) Newcastle to Las Palmas Spain pilot became ill, plane diverted back to NCL.
May 3, 2023 - Air Transat and Air Canada Pilot Eddy Vorperian, age 48, died suddenly during layover in Croatia
April 21, 2023 - Easyjet Flight U2-6469 (LGW-AGA) London Gatwick to Agadir, Morocco, first offer became incapacitated, diverted to Faro, Portugal.
April 4, 2023 - United Airlines Flight 2102 (BOI-SFO) - captain was incapacitated, first officer was only one in control of the aircraft.
March 25, 2023 - TAROM Flight RO-7673 TSR-HRG diverted to Bucharest as 30 yo pilot had chest pain, then collapsed
March 22, 2023 - Southwest Flight WN6013 LAS-CMH diverted as pilot collapsed shortly after take-off, replaced by non-Southwest pilot
March 18, 2023 - Air Transat Flight TS739 FDF-YUL first officer was incapacitated about 200NM south of Montreal
March 13, 2023 - Emirates Flight EK205 MXP-JFK diverted due to pilot illness hour and a half after take-off
March 11, 2023 - United Airlines Flight UA2007 GUA-ORD diverted due to “incapacitated pilot” who had chest pains
March 11, 2023 - British Airways (CAI-LHR) pilot died of heart attack in crew hotel in Cairo before a Cairo to London flight (name & age not released)
March, 3, 2023 - Virgin Australia Flight VA-717 ADL-PER Adelaide to Perth flight was forced to make an emergency landing after First Officer suffered heart attack 30 min after departure.
Military Pilot Incapacitations:
Aug.18, 2023 - US Army Aviation Center (Alabama) student pilot went into cardiac arrest behind the controls midflight (Aug.18, 2023), Instructor landed plane - pilot was dead for 18 minutes!
Recent Pilot deaths (not on duty):
Pilot death - May 2023 - 4 Singapore Airlines pilots died suddenly in May 2023
Pilot death - May 9, 2023 - United Airlines and US Air Force Pilot Lt. Col. Michael Fugett, age 46, died unexpectedly at his home
Pilot death - April 13, 2023 - Phil Thomas, graduate of Flight Training Pilot academy in Cadiz, Spain (FTEJerez) died suddenly.
Pilot death - March 17, 2023 - 39 year old Westjet Pilot Benjamin Paul Vige died suddenly in Calgary
Articles on pilot incapacitations
Dec.1, 2023 - Pilot Injuries & Deaths in 2022: 39 yo Canadian pilot Dan Boken (training to become Boeing 737 Captain at Canadian North) was killed by COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates - 20 deaths & incapacitations
March 30, 2023 - Reports of ‘Incapacitated’ Airline Pilots Stoke Concerns, Calls for Investigations’
I agree, I’m a retired UAL captain and in my 43 years of flying I’ve never seen anything like this, bar none.
Those who still head dutifully to our complicit pharmacies like Walgreens and CVS to get their boosters are NOT even aware of what they aren't seeing. Columns like this one from Dr Makis are what they need to see - it ought to get the attention of people with even a small ability for discernment. Pilots are supposed to be one of the healthiest most medically scrutinized groups among the entire population. NO, IT ISN'T NORMAL FOR PILOTS TO HAVE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS OF INCAPACITATION. EVERY. SINGLE. MONTH.