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Ethiopian Airlines suspends pilots who missed landing
Africa's biggest carrier Ethiopian Airlines said it has suspended two pilots who reportedly fell asleep and missed their landing during a flight from Khartoum to Addis Ababa. The plane overshot the runway at Bole International Airport in the Ethiopian capital on Monday before landing safely, according to flight-tracking website FlightAware. Independent website The Aviation Herald said the pilots fell asleep during the flight and were only woken up by an alarm triggered when autopilot mode… (www.msn.com) Daha Fazlası...
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Yikes that sounds like a severe punishment there.
When Singapore Flight 006 happened both pilots were fired.
When Singapore Flight 006 happened both pilots were fired.
Fatigue is understandably pretty common in the aviation world, but it's the airline's responsibility to make sure pilots are safe at work.
If the pilots knew they were going over hours then they shouldn't have flown that day.
If the pilots knew they were going over hours then they shouldn't have flown that day.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Airlines_Flight_188