Autopilot was already activated during that 10-minute window, and the co-pilot's loss of consciousness did not impact the ...

The Lufthansa pilot was briefly locked out of the cockpit when his co-pilot had a seizure while he was in the bathroom. The ...

During the flight from Frankfurt to Seville, Spain, on Feb. 17, 2024, the co-pilot of an Airbus A321 fainted while the captain was in the restroom, dpa reported, referring to a report by the Spanish ...

"The aircraft continued flying for approximately 10 minutes, in the cruise phase with the autopilot engaged ... been deemed appropriate to issue an operational safety recommendation to [European ...

For roughly 10 minutes, 199 passengers and six crew members were aboard a Lufthansa aircraft being flown solely by automation ...

In this incident, however, that safety feature became a significant ... So, how did the Lufthansa plane continue to fly without a conscious pilot? Thanks to the active autopilot, the plane continued ...