The simple answer is that there are already single-pilot flights, but not in the large-scale scheduled commercial sector. These are usually light jets flying short-to-medium haul in the private or ...

A commercial plane co-pilot fainted while the captain was in the restroom last year, leading to the plane flying without a pilot for 10 minutes. German media said the plane was able to fly on its own ...

A bipartisan group of 45 U.S. senators is urging Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to firmly oppose the implementation and testing of single-pilot operations for commercial passenger flights. The ...

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For years, volunteer pilots have brought pets from overwhelmed Southern animal shelters to groups farther north.

A Lufthansa flight with 205 people on board went without a pilot for 10 minutes last year after the copilot fainted while he was alone in the cockpit, according to a new report from Spain’s accident ...

A group of 45 U.S. senators is urging Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to take a firmer stand against efforts to examine and test out proposals for having a single pilot operate commercial ...