Alex Macheras @AlexInAir

Deeply concerning incident at Africa’s largest airline — Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 #ET343 was still at cruising altitude of 37,000ft by the time it reached destination Addis Ababa

Why hadn’t it started to descend for landing? Both pilots were asleep.

Air traffic controllers tried to contact the pilots numerous times without success

After overflying the runway (still at cruising altitude), the autopilot disconnected - and this chime alert woke the pilots up — who then initiated a descent and eventually made a safe landing.

Pilot fatigue is nothing new, and continues to pose one of the most significant threats to air safety - internationally.

Just last week, pilots publicly criticised UK leisure airline Jet2 for “refusing to recognise concerns about pilot fatigue”

Update: Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed the Boeing 737 pilots have been suspended pending further investigation.

A timely reminder that pilot fatigue is widespread, an issue across the airline spectrum, sometimes systematic, and poses a major threat to air safety.

https://twitter.com/AlexInAir/status/1560386182055428097

Damnnn niggar

Hahaha....

Once you log the destination and set the GPS, the Plane proceed on auto-pilot, but the nap shouldn’t last longer than the travel time.

....make dem teach 'autopilot' to take off and land planes!

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....Pilot job should be phased out - let a robot do the job!

Ok I wanted to say something. But I forgot what I wanted to say

Addis Ababa witches are powerful

Jokes of the century

I remembered boarding this airline in 2007. Nice airline. What happened to them?

Anyway

Planes are not like cars.

A pilot can sleep as long as auto pilot is in place.

But then, i don't think i want a sleeping pilot on my plane

Wonder shall never end lol. Playing with life of the passenger

Bihiri kind of pilots!

AKA

Buhari inspired pilots

MyVILLAGEpeople:
Df

Village people

Una plan fail

Noted.

Shit!

Lucky they make it.



Enemies of tinubu are his supporters.


They want his money and his untimely end

Auto piloting

Damnnn..

Are they high on Codeine?

Triage



Y’all play too much, word!

What

You say what.

Pilots slept off.

Passengers go be like omoo we don pass airport wetin dey happen na
Not knowing say pilot don sleep go

Good say na plane

Imagine say driver sleep for inside bus ....

Omo all passengers go follow sleep in the lord be that

Only in Africa

they should suspend their license ,thank God for auto piloting ,naso , innocent people for just die for nothing

Hmmm

Driver dey sleep ontop wheel??

Ok ooh, i dont want to say rip.

The first Airline I used on international trip, abeg you guys should be careful.. Welll, I give it to Emirate, they re the vest for me so far..

Both pilots?? ?

Ok this needs serious investigation.

What did they eat/drink before/during the flight?

What were they doing during the flight that made them both fall asleep?