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Mandatory Fatigue-Management Training For Airline Crew, Orders Civil Aviation Body
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday issued fresh directions to airlines, making annual fatigue-management training compulsory for pilots, cabin crew and other staff involved in planning crew schedules.
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Pilots' Body Urges Withdrawal Of Extended Boeing 787 Flight Duty Hours
India's aviation regulator has allowed an extension of flight duty hours for select Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from the country's pilots' association, citing serious safety and fatigue concerns.
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Air India Warned Over 'Systemic' Lapses In Managing Pilot Fatigue: Report
Air India has been warned by the aviation regulator that it could face enforcement action for breaching safety standards related to crew fatigue management and training, government notices to the airline, seen by Reuters showed.
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Pilots Flag Burnout As Vistara Hopes For End To Crisis By Weekend: Sources
Hours after Vistara hinted at a probable end to its crisis, saying the flight schedules are expected to normalise over the weekend, pilots have pointed to fatigue issues which could have direct safety ramifications.
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Vistara Says Ops To Normalise Soon, Pilots Flag "Fatigue, Flying At Limit"
Vistara expects to resume normal flight ops by the weekend, company sources told NDTV Wednesday, hours after CEO Vinod Kannan and senior members of his management team held a virtual town hall with striking pilots.
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Air India Fined Rs 80 Lakh For Violating Crew Safety Guidelines
The national aviation watchdog has fined Air India Rs 80 lakh for violation of norms related to flight duty time limitations (FDTL) and fatigue management system of flight crew.
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More Rest Time, Cap On Landings During Night Ops To Tackle Pilot Fatigue
Increased weekly rest periods, redefining night duty, and submission of regular fatigue reports, cap on landings during night ops are some of the reforms introduced by the aviation watchdog to tackle pilot fatigue.
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IndiGo to Use Smartwatches to Test Fatigue Among Pilots, Reveals Memo
IndiGo wants to test fatigue among its pilots using smartwatches and plans to appoint a consultant to improve its fatigue risk management processes, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Pilots can volunteer for trials that will use a fatigue management tool from Thales, and the data collected will be analysed anonymously, said the memo se...
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Pilots In India Unite Against Flying Duty Rules After Pre-Flight Death
Hundreds of Indian airline pilots plan to form an association to challenge flying duty regulations they say cause fatigue and jeopardise safety after an IndiGo pilot collapsed and died before his flight.
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After Anand Mahindra's Tweet On Pilots, Internet Says "Trains Are Best"
Incidents of pilots sleeping in the cockpits have been reported from across the world.
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Pilots Fall Asleep At 37,000 Feet, Miss Landing
Aviation analyst Alex Macheras also posted about the event on Twitter, calling it "deeply concerning". He also blamed pilot fatigue for it.
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Bright Lights Baffled Tired Pilots Before Near-Collision In San Francisco
Construction lights were so bright they confused pilots of a fatigued Air Canada crew who nearly struck four aircraft on the ground while trying to land at night in July 2017 in San Francisco, according to preliminary reports.
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Court Raps Aviation Regulator For Changing Stipulated Flight Duty Time Limitations
Concerned over fatigued pilots and cabin crew posing a risk to passenger safety, the Delhi High Court on Friday took to task aviation regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) or the DGCA for allowing airlines to change stipulated flight and duty time limitations (FDTLs).
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UN Rethinks Global Sleep Standards For Helicopter Pilots
A UN aviation task force is updating global standards to ensure commercial helicopter pilots get enough sleep, at a time of broader industry efforts to manage crew fatigue, a technical specialist for the group said on Wednesday.
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EU pilots, cabin crew call for fatigue protection
Pilots and cabin crew on Tuesday staged demonstrations in several European airports against planned EU legislation they say could force them to fly excessive hours and threaten the safety of passengers, but critics accused them of scaremongering.
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Mandatory Fatigue-Management Training For Airline Crew, Orders Civil Aviation Body
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday issued fresh directions to airlines, making annual fatigue-management training compulsory for pilots, cabin crew and other staff involved in planning crew schedules.
-
Pilots' Body Urges Withdrawal Of Extended Boeing 787 Flight Duty Hours
India's aviation regulator has allowed an extension of flight duty hours for select Boeing 787 Dreamliner routes, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from the country's pilots' association, citing serious safety and fatigue concerns.
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Air India Warned Over 'Systemic' Lapses In Managing Pilot Fatigue: Report
Air India has been warned by the aviation regulator that it could face enforcement action for breaching safety standards related to crew fatigue management and training, government notices to the airline, seen by Reuters showed.
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Pilots Flag Burnout As Vistara Hopes For End To Crisis By Weekend: Sources
Hours after Vistara hinted at a probable end to its crisis, saying the flight schedules are expected to normalise over the weekend, pilots have pointed to fatigue issues which could have direct safety ramifications.
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Vistara Says Ops To Normalise Soon, Pilots Flag "Fatigue, Flying At Limit"
Vistara expects to resume normal flight ops by the weekend, company sources told NDTV Wednesday, hours after CEO Vinod Kannan and senior members of his management team held a virtual town hall with striking pilots.
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Air India Fined Rs 80 Lakh For Violating Crew Safety Guidelines
The national aviation watchdog has fined Air India Rs 80 lakh for violation of norms related to flight duty time limitations (FDTL) and fatigue management system of flight crew.
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More Rest Time, Cap On Landings During Night Ops To Tackle Pilot Fatigue
Increased weekly rest periods, redefining night duty, and submission of regular fatigue reports, cap on landings during night ops are some of the reforms introduced by the aviation watchdog to tackle pilot fatigue.
-
IndiGo to Use Smartwatches to Test Fatigue Among Pilots, Reveals Memo
IndiGo wants to test fatigue among its pilots using smartwatches and plans to appoint a consultant to improve its fatigue risk management processes, according to an internal memo seen by Reuters. Pilots can volunteer for trials that will use a fatigue management tool from Thales, and the data collected will be analysed anonymously, said the memo se...
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Pilots In India Unite Against Flying Duty Rules After Pre-Flight Death
Hundreds of Indian airline pilots plan to form an association to challenge flying duty regulations they say cause fatigue and jeopardise safety after an IndiGo pilot collapsed and died before his flight.
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After Anand Mahindra's Tweet On Pilots, Internet Says "Trains Are Best"
Incidents of pilots sleeping in the cockpits have been reported from across the world.
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Pilots Fall Asleep At 37,000 Feet, Miss Landing
Aviation analyst Alex Macheras also posted about the event on Twitter, calling it "deeply concerning". He also blamed pilot fatigue for it.
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Bright Lights Baffled Tired Pilots Before Near-Collision In San Francisco
Construction lights were so bright they confused pilots of a fatigued Air Canada crew who nearly struck four aircraft on the ground while trying to land at night in July 2017 in San Francisco, according to preliminary reports.
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Court Raps Aviation Regulator For Changing Stipulated Flight Duty Time Limitations
Concerned over fatigued pilots and cabin crew posing a risk to passenger safety, the Delhi High Court on Friday took to task aviation regulator the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) or the DGCA for allowing airlines to change stipulated flight and duty time limitations (FDTLs).
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UN Rethinks Global Sleep Standards For Helicopter Pilots
A UN aviation task force is updating global standards to ensure commercial helicopter pilots get enough sleep, at a time of broader industry efforts to manage crew fatigue, a technical specialist for the group said on Wednesday.
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EU pilots, cabin crew call for fatigue protection
Pilots and cabin crew on Tuesday staged demonstrations in several European airports against planned EU legislation they say could force them to fly excessive hours and threaten the safety of passengers, but critics accused them of scaremongering.
