Originally Posted by
Pilot DAR
We are talking about a human, and a fellow pilot who is/was in distress. We can talk about it with care, and respect for privacy.
Aviation safety was affected, as would always be the case when an aircraft flying with two, is now flying with only one, that's why the flight departed with two. The circumstances will be considered and reported, we hope that the pilot will recover well, and we'll keep flying with two pilots in transport aircraft.
I hope safety wasn’t compromised. Flying with one pilot due incapacitationof other is fairly frequent. And not a problem if handled according to training. I know of a JFK LHR flight where this happened at 40W and other pilot continued to destination. There was a discussion about should he have landed st Prestwick but no repercussions.