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

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

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 ...

A Lufthansa flight to Spain last year went without ... the aircraft was able to continue flying in a stable manner thanks to the active autopilot. During this time period, the voice recorder ...

The first officer on a flight operated by German airline Lufthansa lost consciousness for about 10 minutes ... reasons" and the first officer fainted soon after. The plane's autopilot system kept the ...

Autopilot was engaged during that time, according to the report, allowing the flight, which carried 199 passengers and six crew members, to continue flying in a stable manner. "Lufthansa has ...