Straight out of some 1970s aviation thrill-scare movie a Flight Attendant on an American Airlines flight just helped the captain land a 767 in Chicago. The flight attendant stepped in after the first officer became ill (cue Airplane! jokes) she also has a commercial pilot’s license, so there’s that. It is not as if she was the only one flying the plane either. She did contribute because a 767 is a complex aircraft with several checklists and systems that take the attention of more than one crew member.