The IFALPA Security Committee recently agreed on a principle where notification about a credible threat to a specific flight should always be given immediately, without delay, to the aircraft commander (together with some other entities). This principle was motivated by some recent

With the aim to raise awareness and provide stakeholders with a practical tool, Europe’s professional pilots put together excerpts from policy recommendations, regulations, and project findings, along with an in-depth classification of the charts which are essential and highly useful.

Inadequate regulation, enhanced pilot training, pilot fatigue and the need for a true safety culture to prevent accidents are the four most pressing emerging issues identified by European pilots. 

The BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig explosion, the Alaska Airlines flight 261 crash and the 2008 financial crisis are at first glance three unrelated tragic events.

Following a 2010-survey by the Norwegian public service broadcaster, NRK, which revealed that half of the pilots have fallen asleep or dozed off while on duty, ECA Member Associations have taken up the challenge of surveying pilots in Europe.