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March 10, 2019

ECA: Pilots In Europe Suffering Fatigue Despite New Rules

New Study Reveals Major Shortcomings Of The Flight Time Limitations

European pilots and cabin crew are experiencing unusually high levels of fatigue, incompatible with an acceptable level of flight safety, despite recent European legislation that is supposed to counter this. A new study reveals major shortcomings of the Flight Time Limitations (FTL) – i.e. the rules governing how long pilots can fly, be on duty and have to rest – for night flights and duties that disrupt the human body clock.

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