John Locher / AP
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015 | 8:32 a.m.
The captain of a British Airways jet that was forced to abandon its takeoff from Las Vegas after an engine burst into flames is a veteran pilot who was due to retire next week. The pilot — identified by the Guardian as Chris Henkey, 63, from near Reading, Berkshire — was applauded by passengers for averting a potential disaster on the stricken Boeing 777-200 at McCarran international airport.
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