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Southwest Airlines pilot praised for safe emergency landing

Southwest Airlines captain Tammie Jo Shults is being praised for how she handled a midair engine explosion that killed a passenger. Passengers called Shults, a former fighter jet pilot, a hero for calmly guiding Flight 1380 to safety in Philadelphia. CBS News contributor Mark Rosenker, a former chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, joined CBSN to discuss.
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