ethiopian airlines
Pilots fly over destination airport at 37,000 feet – because they were both sleeping

Pilots fly over destination airport at 37,000 feet – because they were both sleeping

They only awoke after the autopilot disconnected  Two pilots managed to overshoot their destination airport due to them both being asleep at the time. The  Ethiopian Airlines flight #ET343 from Khartoum to Addis Ababa was at 37,000 ft when it was supposed to start the descent into the destination airport. The Air Traffic Control tried […]

3 years ago

Major airports ban Boeing 737 Max plane after Ethiopian Airlines crash

Major airports ban Boeing 737 Max plane after Ethiopian Airlines crash

Disruption is said to be likely as authorities look to avoid another disaster China and Australia are among the nations confirmed to have temporarily suspended the Boeing 737 Max airplane from operating flights in and out of their airports. On Sunday, a Max 8 aircraft flying between Ethiopia and Kenya crashed just minutes after take-off, […]

7 years ago

Passenger reveals he missed Ethiopian Airlines flight by just two minutes

Passenger reveals he missed Ethiopian Airlines flight by just two minutes

Antonis Mavropoulos was late for the flight that crashed six minutes after take-off, killing all 157 people on board A passenger who was due to fly on the Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed shortly after take-off has written about his experiences having missed the flight by two minutes. Flight ET302 crashed just 30 miles southeast […]

7 years ago

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