A aircraft and tower "lost contact" in Ethiopia found that the pilot was sleeping over

Overseas Network, August 19th. According to Aviation Source, a Boeing 737-800 passenger plane of Ethiopian Airlines flew from Sultan Kazaku to Siya, Ethiosia, and "lost contact" for a while.The two pilots fell asleep on board.

It is reported that the incident occurred on August 15th, and the passenger plane still maintained a 37,000 -foot cruise height when it arrived at the destination and did not begin to land.The tower has tried to contact the crew many times, but it has not succeeded.It was not until the passenger aircraft's self -driving mode was disconnected that the pilot was awakened by continuous alarm.

In the end, the aircraft landed steadily, but fortunately did not cause any accident.Some aviation analysts issued a post on social media to reprimand the pilot's behavior and said that fatigue driving is nothing new.Some foreign netizens have said that "the two should be fired" and "hope that the aviation department investigates the company's crew of the team."(Overseas Network Li Meng)

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