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Report Reveals Pilot's In-Air Collapse From Food Poisoning

Report: Co-Pilot Landed
Plane After Pilot Fainted

Mar 19, 2026 5:42 AM CDT

Report: Co-Pilot Landed Plane After Pilot Fainted

Swiss Air pilot in newly revealed 2018 incident had food poisoning

(Newser) - It was a routine Switzerland-to-France flight, until the captain slumped forward and accidentally steered the plane off course, investigators say. A newly released report from the Swiss Transportation Safety Investigation Board details the Aug. 11, 2018, incident aboard an Airbus A320 holding 166 passengers, in which the captain began feeling...

A Week After Emergency Landing, Flight Attendant Dies

Flight Attendant Dies a Week
After Emergency Landing

Jan 2, 2025 12:30 AM CST

Flight Attendant Dies a Week After Emergency Landing

Cause of death has not been made public

(Newser) - One week after a Swiss International Air Lines flight made an emergency landing due to smoke in the cabin, a flight attendant who was onboard has died. Flight LX1885 took off from Bucharest headed to Zurich on Dec. 23, but instead was forced to land in Graz, Austria. All 74...

Airline's First-Class Suites Prove Too Heavy

There's an Issue With Airline's
Comfy New First-Class Suites

Sep 4, 2024 3:05 PM CDT

There's an Issue With Airline's Comfy New First-Class Suites

Rebalancing is now needed to fix Swiss Air's nose-heavy A330s

(Newser) - Swiss International Air Lines announced last year that it would be updating its first-class suites for 2025 based on consumer feedback. Up to 37 square feet with 6-foot walls and lockable doors, these new suites may bring privacy for those who can afford the ticket, but they're causing a...

Missing From Plane at JFK:
$1.2M in $100 Bills

Jun 25, 2013 3:45 PM CDT

Missing From Plane at JFK: $1.2M in $100 Bills

It was en route from Zurich to Federal Reserve

(Newser) - If anyone is flashing an endless wad of $100 bills in New York City in the next few days, the FBI would like a word. Somebody stole 12 bundles of the bills for a total of $1.2 million from the cargo of a Swiss International Air Lines jet that...