Commuting Pilots News Today

A room. or trying to grab sleep in pilot lounges where experts say the quality of sleep is badly impaired. >> these new rules do not stop the danger of commuting pilots. >> reporter: the faa says the new rules require the airlines to recognize the problem. but puts the responsibility on the pilots to certify that they are fit for duty. >> a pilot reports that he or she is fatigued, then the airline must remove the pilot from duty. >> reporter: former commuting pilots including josh verdi say tha...

With the tired skies and fatigue of long-distance commuting pilots. >> i lived in a crash pad. >> reporter: its a strange name for airline pilots to sleep but crash pads can be found within blocks of most major airports. part of an underground world that is secret only to the flying public. we saw pilots coming and going all hours of the day and night, at crash pads just a few blocks from laguardia airport in new york. inside, stacks of bunk beds, 24 in all, crammed into rooms in violation of al...