News Articles

• GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL PILOT LEADERS CALL FOR “SAFE, SCIENCE-BASED” EU PILOT FATIGUE RULES May 4, 2012
• Flight Safety – EASA Not Yet on Track Apr 4, 2012
• What if Colgan Air Had Tried to Land at Brussels Airport Feb 14, 2012

• Fatigue – Why Europe Can’t Afford to Sleep Feb 7, 2012
• Don’t be Afraid of the Spirits that You Summoned! Nov 2, 2011
• Safety, N° 1 Priority! Jun 21, 2011
• Flight Time Limitations: 3 Words – 50.000 Comments Apr 20, 2011
• ‘Most Wanted’: Preventing Fatigue in the Cockpit Feb 17, 2011
• Pilot Fatigue – 2011, a Crucial Year for Flight Safety Dec 14, 2010
• To Implement or not to Implement – Pilot Fatigue Rules in Europe Jun 24, 2010
• New EU Fatigue Rules Kick-started Dec 17, 2009
• Dead Tired! Oct 20, 2009
• 365 Days Lost for Safety – and More to Come Sep 24, 2009
• Pilot Fatigue – America Acts, Europe Paralysed Jul 16, 2009
• Subpart Q - One year on Jul 10, 2009
• From Keflavik to Brussels – When Does Europe Wake Up? May 12, 2009
• Applying Science to Europe's Pilot Fatigue Rules: Delaying Tactics or Negligent Denial? Apr 16, 2009
• Scientific Report Shows Need to Swiftly Revise EU Pilot Fatigue Rules Feb 13, 2009
• Expect the Unexpected! Aug 14, 2008
• Flexibility vs. Abuse - How to Derogate? Aug 14, 2008
• Flying Drunk... Or too Tired to Care? Aug 14, 2008
• Subpart Q Implementation at National Level Aug 14, 2008
• 16 July - A Milestone for Safety? Jul 14, 2008
• DHL - How Not to Derogate from FTL Apr 11, 2008
• Best and Worst Practices: New National Flight Time Schemes Dec 10, 2007
• FTL in Europe: What? When? How? Feb 6, 2007
• Flight and Duty Time Regulations Dec 14, 2006
• Flight Time Rules Delayed Sep 7, 2006
• FTL in EU Parliament Jul 7, 2006
• Will Safety Guide the European Parliament? Apr 6, 2006

Press Releases

• Airlines Undermine EU Air Crew Fatigue Safeguards May 21, 2012
• Air Crew Fatigue Safety First – Not Commercial Considerations! May 14, 2012
• Transport Ministers Discuss Air Passenger Safety Mar 22, 2012

• New EU Pilot Fatigue Rules – Improvements, but not yet Safe Jan 18, 2012
• New US Pilot Fatigue Rules Published - Despite Intense Industry Opposition Dec 22, 2011
• EU Ministers – Make Passenger Safety Your Priority No.1: Pilots Demonstrate for Safe Science-based Fatigue Rules Jun 16, 2011
• Does Europe Need Dead Bodies to Act on Pilot Fatigue? Feb 11, 2011
• A Big Step for Aviation Safety – In the Wrong Direction – EU Agency Publishes Inadequate Pilot Fatigue Rules – Dec 20, 2010
• ECA Supports our Spanish Member in the Quest for Scientifically based Fatigue Protection for Pilots Dec 14, 2010
• European Airline Pilot Leaders Commit to Scientifically Derived EU Pilot Fatigue Regulations Oct 15, 2010
• Scientific Basis for Flight Time Rules Mandated by New ICAO Annex Amendment Nov 19, 2009
• 7 Steps for Safe EU Air Crew Fatigue Rules Oct 19, 2009
• It Is Time for 'Brussels' to Act on Air Crew Fatigue! Oct 5, 2009
• Rules on Pilot & Cabin Crew Fatigue Potentially Unsafe Oct 2, 2009
• Throwing Away Existing Knowledge on Fatigue Would Be a "Stupidity" Says Scientific Fatigue Symposium in Stockholm May 12, 2009
• How long must passengers wait for a scientifically based FTL regulation? Apr 1, 2009
• Scientific Basis for Flight Time Rules Mandated by New ICAO Annex Amendment Mar 18, 2009
• Safety Agency Fails to Address Pilot Fatigue Feb 3, 2009
• Independent Scientific Study is Severe on Current European Air Crew Fatigue Rules Jan 22, 2009
• New Independent Study Shows Need for Review of Air Crew Fatigue Laws Jan 13, 2009
• Are the new Pilots' Flight Time Limitations (FTL) dangerous? Aug 12, 2008
• New European Pilot Fatigue Rules Come Into Force. Do Airlines and Authorities Neglect Flight Safety? Jul 15, 2008
• EU Parliament Votes for Swift Safety Review of FTL and Rejects Downward Harmonisation Jul 5, 2006
• EU Parliament Wants Swift Safety Review of FTL and Rejects Lowering of Standards Jun 20, 2006
• The EU Council Agrees On European Flight Time Limitations Mar 9, 2006
• Council agreed on Flight Time Limitations Dec 10, 2004