An emergency descent, a sudden loss of cabin pressure and a cockpit crew in distress ended not in disaster but in a fully ...

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An airplane has, for the first time, automatically landed itself after an in-flight emergency, according to the system’s manufacturer.

The plane crash that killed three members of the gospel group, The Nelons, was a result of an autopilot issue. A single-engine Pilatus PC-12/47E turboprop airplane, which crashed on July 27 afternoon ...

A Beechcraft King Air B200 landed autonomously in Colorado on December 20, after the pilot became incapacitated.

The pilot of a plane that crashed in Wyoming in July, killing three of four members of renowned gospel group The Nelons, declared an emergency and loss of autopilot before going down, the National ...

Adina Azarian and daughter, Aria. Nearly two years after a private jet crashed in Virginia, killing four, the National Transportation Safety Board released their final report into the accident ...

Ryan says that during a flight, one pilot assumes the role of "pilot flying" — "meaning they are responsible for takeoff, ...

A small airplane landed safely on its own, using a special autopilot system called Garmin Autoland, after an in-flight ...

The pilots of the Continental Connection commuter flight that crashed Thursday near Buffalo Niagara International Airport, killing 50, were flying on autopilot before preparing the plane to land, a ...