Nightmare at 37,000 Feet Exposes Airline Staffing Crisis

TheStreet2022-08-20

When it comes to common flying nightmares, fretful passengers can imagine a lot of different possibilities. Everything from a crack in the window to the plane running out of fuel may cross their minds...

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Everything from a crack in the window to the plane running out of fuel may cross their minds. In some cases their fears are enough to keep them from flying altogether. With somewhere between 7,782 and 8,755 commercial planes in the air around the world at any current moment, such fears are largely irrational as more people than ever look to travel by plane after the covid outbreak.But every once in a while, a nightmare scenario does emerge mid-flight such as earlier this week.What Happened On That Boeing 737-800An Ethiopian Airlines flight was traveling from Khartoum in Sudan to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia on August 15, at 37,000 feet. As it approached the point to begin its descent, air traffic control workers at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport reported not being able to communicate with the pilots.As first reported by aviation news site Aviation Herald, the plane continued flying on autopilot past the point where it was supposed to start descending. After the plane completely overflew the airport, the autopilot disconnected, sounding an alarm that alerted the crew, who then flew the plane back to the airport and landed it safely.  Later investigation revealed that the two pilots aboard the flight fell asleep in the cockpit. Social media had a field day with jokes and memes and one commenter on the original article wrote that \"sleeping on the job [was] taken to new heights!\"Scroll to ContinueTheStreet RecommendsMARKETS^INDU^IN^COMPXStock Market Today - 8/19: Stocks End Lower As Rate Bets, Inflation Worries AccelerateAug 19, 2022 8:20 AM EDTINVESTINGWhat Are the Best States for Retirement in 2022?Aug 19, 2022 4:19 PM EDTCRYPTOCURRENCYCrypto.com Quietly Cut Hundreds of JobsAug 19, 2022 4:06 PM EDTMany criticized the airline for allowing such a situation to happen and \"the level of incompetence.\"The Airline Worker Shortage Is No JokeBut despite the sitcom-worthy situation, many pointed out that it reflects ongoing problems in the industry. As the world emerged from the chaos caused by covid, demand for travel surged. Many airlines could not rehire the staff they laid off in 2020 and 2021 fast enough.Even before the pandemic, pilots in particular had been in short supply due to the disproportionate cost of training (a $10,000 fee and 1,500 hours of paid flying practice) necessary to get licensed. 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