The captain is a Bolivian national who served with Ethiopian airlines for more than four years. The first officer is a young Nigerian who joined the airline last year after graduating from the Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy. Following the incident, Ethiopian Airlines management suspended both pilots. However, a senior executive of Ethiopian Airlines told AIN that management already has decided to terminate the contracts of both pilots. “It was not clear what made them fall asleep, ” an official working at Ethiopian Airlines Flight Operations department said.

Source: Ethiopian News September 20, 2022 14:51 UTC