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 ...

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 ...

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

A Lufthansa flight with 205 people on board ... The aircraft continued to fly in a stable manner due to autopilot being active, however the copilot did operate controls unintentionally, the ...

A Lufthansa flight to Spain last year went without a pilot for 10 minutes after the co-pilot fainted while he was alone in ...

Lufthansa told dpa that it was aware of the investigation report and that its own flight safety department had ... a stable manner thanks to the active autopilot. During this time period, the ...

A Lufthansa ... their flight safety department's separate inquiry, though the results remained undisclosed.The aircraft maintained stable flight conditions due to the engaged autopilot, despite ...