Researcher says EU regulators overlook flight safety risks

During 2013 the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) will agree new flight-time limitations (FTLs) for pilots. Many consider EASA’s proposal to relax FTLs a threat to safety.

Research published by Dr Simon Bennett of the University of Leicester’s Civil Safety and Security Unit in the Institute of Lifelong Learning shows that pilots can find themselves flying an aircraft many hours after waking. Over 20% of Dr Bennett’s respondents said that by the time they completed their shift they had been awake for 28 hours or more.

Website: European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) https://www.easa.europa.eu/

De Standaard, 07.01.13: Pilots warn workloads are safety threat (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/3238581-pilots-warn-workloads-are-safety-threat

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