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

The first officer on a flight operated by German airline Lufthansa lost consciousness for about 10 minutes while the captain was away from the flight deck, leaving the plane to fly itself. The ...

In February 2024, a Lufthansa flight was operating from Frankfurt to Seville when the captain left the cockpit to use the bathroom and returned to find that the co-pilot had fainted. This has raised ...

Cockpit and cabin crew working under Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s Discover Airlines subsidiary said they will strike on Friday after failed negotiations with management, which will disrupt flights from two ...

A Lufthansa plane carrying nearly 200 passengers went a frightening 10 minutes without a pilot after the first officer lost consciousness in the cockpit while the captain was off using the bathroom, a ...

A Lufthansa plane carrying over 200 passengers, including crew members, was flown by autopilot when the co-pilot fainted during a flight from Germany to Spain. In a report released on Saturday about ...

The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) building. Credit: Joern Sackermann / Alamy Stock Photo LYON—A Lufthansa pilot was alone in the cockpit when he suffered an incapacitation, causing the ...

A Lufthansa plane flew without a pilot for 10 minutes with over 200 people on board after the copilot fainted while alone in the cockpit, a report has stated The incident occurred while the Airbus ...

Spanish investigators have disclosed that the first officer of a Lufthansa Airbus A321 suffered a serious seizure while alone in the cockpit for 10min, during which he inadvertently operated switches ...