The plane's autopilot maintained stable flight ... which caused the episode. Lufthansa acknowledged the incident in a statement to USA TODAY. "We are aware of the report issued by the Spanish ...

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

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 ...

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 ...