Two Air Algerie pilots have been suspended for allowing a young boy to operate controls in the cockpit during a commercial flight.
The 10‑year‑old boy can be seen handling the controls and pushing buttons in a video that aired on Algerian TV El Bilad.
He was in the cockpit under the supervision of the first officer in the right‑hand seat and the captain in the observer's seat.
The boy, an orphan, was invited into the aircraft, and given a tour before being allowed into the cockpit.
His ambition was to be a pilot, and his invitation was part of an initiative by a children's charity, according to local media.
When the video aired on TV the national airline grounded the two pilots.
The incident is being investigated.
Source: Stuff.co
