Pilot Sleep News Today

But theyll want to prove that for themselves, so theyll have a group focusing specifically on that. then youll have a group looking at air traffic control and the communications between the tower and the pilot. so, theyll be looking at that aspect. and then theyll be looking really closely at the pilots, the pilots training, how did this pilot sleep the night before, what did he eat the night before. of course, theyll be drug and alcohol testing as well on people on board as far as the crew memb...

Important connection between pilot sleep, or lack of it, and air safety. after years of complaints about pilot fatigue, the federal aviation administration last year did issue new, improved sleep requirements for american air carriers. it still has not addressed the problems of pilots who commute long distances to their bases, often spending the night as we found in an abc news investigation in crew lounges or in so-called crash pads near the airport where quality sleep can be elusive. >> youre ...