Arizona Rep. Martha McSally called Southwest pilot Tammie Jo Shults “an American hero" for her past work in the ranks and landing a damaged plane this week.
A Southwest Airlines pilot who made an emergency landing Tuesday after the jet apparently blew an engine, got hit by shrapnel and lost a window, is being praised for her “nerves of steel” in helping to prevent a far worse tragedy after the catastrophe killed one passenger and left seven others hurt.
