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That actually happened fairly recently with a United Airlines 737: http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/485155/af-pilot-helps-in-airline-eme

• nommm-nommm 10y ago
  > "are there any non-revenue pilots on board, please ring your call button." May be a stupid question but what is a "non-revenue" pilot?
  • CamperBob2 10y ago
    A pilot flying as a passenger to get to another flight they're scheduled to work, or who's taking advantage of an employee benefit (free/cheap flights). Why they would use language that excludes a military pilot or someone from a different airline altogether, I don't know. Might just be an industry-insider code phrase to keep from alarming the passengers with the obvious request ("Uh, does anyone onboard know how to fly a Boeing 737?")