Dozy pilots are grumbling that a new plane is so quiet they can't get any sleep. They have complained that the A380 super jumbo jet from Airbus is too serene when in motion, which makes it difficult for them to catch forty winks during breaks.
Pilots at airline Emirates claim the four engines propelling the long-haul jets are so quiet they can hear everything - crying babies and sweet paper rustling included - making it impossible to sleep during rest periods.
The A380 is quieter than any other plane, according to Airbus.
"We're getting lots of complaints," Capt. Ed Davidson, the airline's senior vice president for fleets, said.
"On our other aircraft, the engines drown out the cabin noise. [On the A380] the pilots sleep with earplugs, but the cabin noise goes straight through them."
Unfortunately, passengers are also mistaking the pilots' sleeping quarters for the toilets.
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