Air Canada flight diverted to Boston's Logan Airport due to "incapacitated" pilot

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Updated on: June 24, 2026 / 4:01 PM EDT

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An Air Canada flight out of Newark, New Jersey, was forced to divert and land at Boston's Logan Airport after the pilot became "incapacitated," Massachusetts State Police said.The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed that Air Canada Flight 7664 was the plane involved.According to FlightAware, the plane departed Newark Liberty International Airport at 12:39 p.m. on Wednesday and was bound for Halifax, Nova Scotia. State police said Logan Airport officials received an alert just before 1:40 p.m. that the plane would be diverting to Boston."A crew member was reported to having a medical emergency and aircraft was being flown by the co-pilot," Massachusetts State Police said in a statement.The plane landed around 2 p.m. Ambulances drove onto the runway and a stretcher was brought to the cockpit. The pilot could be seen being brought from the airplane to a nearby ambulance within minutes of the flight touching down.