Originally Posted by
Mainsail
I know this is a professional pilot forum but bear with me. Just before Christmas 2014 a truck crashed into a crown of Christmas shoppers in Glasgow, Scotland killing 6 and injuring 15. Turned out the driver was suffering blackouts and despite being on medication did not till his employers for fear of loosing his job.
This is a global multi-industry problem it impacts aircrew, train drivers, coach drivers, passenger ship crew and probably a lot of people in other industries.
The only way round this I can see is some kind of loss of license insurance. It would have to be mandatory, and built into employment contracts. People with financial commitments are just not going to admit health problems that will end their career without an adequate and mandatory safety net.