Call for change to laws on pilot fatigue

LONG flight times, night flights, shift work, jet lag and early starts are all factors in cockpit fatigue that need to be addressed through changes to existing regulations, according to pilots’ unions.

Today, the Irish Airline Pilots Association (IALPA) is taking part in a second European Action Day calling for a change to EU laws on pilot and cabin crew fatigue.

According to IALPA, pilots are operating in an environment where the fatigue law is potentially unsafe.