Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A sleepy tired first officer yawning while flying a airplane, overworked. (globalmoments via Getty Images) After authorities said ...

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See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Ever wonder where pilots sleep during a flight? One plane captain ...

Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes from the US across the Pacific, such as to Tokyo, take over 11 hours. During this time, pilots are expected to perform a range of challenging duties: mapping, preflight ...

A Batik Air flight carrying 153 passengers and four flight attendants had two sleeping pilots at the controls for 28 of its 155 minutes in the air, investigators say. An inquiry into the Indonesian ...

Indonesian officials are investigating the case of a commercial airliner bound for the capital, Jakarta, that veered off course earlier this year when both the pilot and the co-pilot fell asleep ...

Both pilots of an Airbus A320 carrying 157 passengers fell asleep for 28 minutes while flying at 36,000 feet from Kendari to Jakarta. The aircraft remained on autopilot but drifted from its assigned ...

After authorities said two pilots fell asleep during a flight in Indonesia, a detail in the report stood out: One asked the other whether it was okay to take a nap, then snoozed for nearly an hour.