Both pilots fall asleep flying plane with more than 150 on board

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Two pilots of an Indonesian airline have come under fire after an incident report revealed they both fell asleep during a January flight with more than 150 people on board. The pilots were unreachable for roughly half an hour, waking to find that the plane had veered off course, the report said.

The cockpit of the plane is also supposed to be checked every half-hour, but the investigation found that there was an "absence of detailed procedures" that "might have made the cockpit check policy unable to be implemented properly."

Investigators said nobody was injured and the aircraft was not damaged.

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United Airlines reports fifth flight incident in a week as jet turns back due to ‘maintenance issue’

The incident Monday on United flight 830 is the latest in a string of incidents to hit the US airline in recent days.

Last week, an engine that ingested bubblewrap caught fire midair, while another flight lost a tire after takeoff on Thursday.

On Friday, a United Airlines aircraft skidded off a runway into a grassy area, and in another incident a flight from San Francisco to Mexico City was diverted to Los Angeles after an issue with the plane’s hydraulic system, the airline said.

US aircraft manufacturer Boeing is also under intense scrutiny following a series of quality and safety issues.

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