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

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

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

A Lufthansa plane flew without a pilot for 10 minutes after the copilot suffered a medical issue while alone in ... in the cruise phase with the autopilot engaged, but without additional ...

The aircraft in question, a Lufthansa Airbus ... as a consequence of medical problems remains rare: A report released last year by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency states that it occurs ...

The incident occurred while the Lufthansa aircraft was traveling from Frankfurt, Germany to Seville, Spain on Feb. 17, 2024 ...