Oct. 5 (Bloomberg) -- British pilots today will join protests in 35 countries across Europe highlighting concerns about tiredness and pressing the European Parliament to change rules on flying, the industry’s association said.
The British Airline Pilots’ Association said it’s concerned the parliament isn’t addressing evidence that shows that rules introduced three years ago standardizing flying hours may lead to a potentially unsafe increase in weariness.
“Fatigue is a big and growing problem for airline pilots,” Jim McAuslan, general secretary of the union, said in a statement. “Fatigue is a factor now in 10 to 15 percent of all air accidents, and pressure on pilots is growing.”