The Ethiopian Airlines passenger plane "lost contact" at a high altitude, but both pilots were dozing dozing.

Recently, a "horror scene" appeared in Ethiopian airlines in Boeing 737-800. According to reports, the passenger plane was found to have no landing according to the original plan, but continued to cruise around the destination at a height of 37,000 feet. The survey found that the reason why the passenger plane escaped from the flight route and even "lost contact" for a time was that the two pilots on board were dozing off.

↑ As the two pilots fall asleep, flight ET343 once missed the landing

The aviation tracking website Flightaware showed that at 3 am local time on August 15th, flight ET343 took off from the Sudan capital Katmome. The destination was Bryle International Airport in the Capital of Ethiopia. Just as the passenger plane was close to the destination, air traffic control staff found that they had missed landing and continued to cruise.

At that time, the passenger plane remained a cruise height of 37,000 feet (equivalent to 11277 meters). Air traffic control staff have tried to get in touch with the crew many times, but they have not succeeded. It was not until the passenger aircraft continued to fly over the runway that the aircraft's autonomous driving mode was disconnected and triggered the alarm. The two sleeping pilots were awakened. Flight tracking data showed that the passenger plane finally began to decline at this time, and landed safely after about 25 minutes.

↑ Ethiopian Airlines is the largest airline in Africa

As the largest airline in Africa, Ethiopian Airlines issued a statement on the incident on the 19th stating: "The flight landed safely after the communication was restored. Related crews have been transferred to the post and waited for further investigation. We will adopt appropriately based on the results of the investigation. Correction measures. We have always regarded safety as the primary task. "

After the shocking flight incident came out, many netizens criticized the pilots on board "neither professional and dangerous", and even some netizens called on Ethiopian Airlines to dismiss the two pilots involved. Aviation analyst Alex Maclas recently posted that the nap on the flight was "deeply worried" and blamed it on the fatigue driving of the pilot. Maclas added: "Pilot fatigue is not new, which will continue to pose one of the most significant threats to aviation safety."

↑ It is reported that the fatigue situation of pilots is increasing

According to reports, in mid -April this year, pilots from Southwest Airlines and Daimei Airlines warned company executives that as the demand for air travel rises and the flights caused by severe weather are chaotic, the fatigue situation of pilots is increasing, and aviation urges aviation to urge aviation The company regards fatigue and operational errors as a safety risk. The Southwest Airlines Pilot Association said in a warning letter: "Whether it is acute or accumulated fatigue, it has become the number one security threat of airlines."

At the end of April, a passenger plane with 250 passengers carrying 250 passengers in Italy suddenly "lost contact" in the air. The communication interruption of more than 10 minutes caused "terrorist attacks". Preparation of interception. As a result, the investigation found that the "lost contact" was because the captain and the deputy captain were sleeping, but the former argued that the communication interruption was because "the wireless transmission was faulty." Subsequently, the captain was fired by Italian ITA Airlines.

Red Star News reporter Hu Yiling

Responsible Editor Ren Zhijiang Editor Guo Yu

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