An Airbus A321 operated by German airline Lufthansa relied entirely on its autopilot system when the first officer lost consciousness while alone in the cockpit.

The co-pilot of a Lufthansa flight lost consciousness while the captain was using the bathroom, and the plane flew for about 10 minutes before the captain returned.

When a Lufthansa first officer lost consciousness while the captain was away from the cockpit, autopilot was the only thing at the controls.

BERLIN (AP) - A Lufthansa flight to Spain last year went without a pilot for 10 minutes after the co-pilot fainted while he was alone in the cockpit, German news agency dpa reported on Saturday.

A Lufthansa flight was flown by autopilot when the co-pilot, alone in the cockpit as the pilot had stepped away to use the bathroom, fainted, Spanish investigators said in a report about an ...

German news agency dpa has reported that a Lufthansa flight to Spain last year went without a pilot for 10 minutes after the co-pilot fainted while he was alone in the cockpit.

An unconscious copilot left a Lufthansa flight on autopilot for 10 minutes. The investigation by Spanish authorities revealed a hidden medical condition.

Airliner flew 10 minutes without pilot in medical emergency, report finds The Lufthansa pilot was briefly locked out of the cockpit when his co-pilot had a seizure while he was in the bathroom.