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Southwest pilot’s ‘nerves of steel’ credited for safe landing

A pilot who safely landed a Southwest Airlines passenger plane after a jet engine ripped apart mid-air has been praised as a hero by passengers.

Tammie Jo Shults steered Flight 1380 to a Philadelphia airport in the incident on Tuesday, according to passengers.

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