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Banzai Eagle
8th Oct 2005, 07:28
Octobers Which magazine has an article about the No frills revolution which includes a half page on Pilot stress and safety concerns. There are worries within the airline industry that increasing pressures on pilots will reduce the margin of safety on flights.
A Ryanair whistle blower states "the pressures, the anti social conditions and ending up exhausted - in my view, it could easily lead up to an incident".
Article also has a picture of a Pilot standing next to an aircraft on his mobile!
Which says "We're also worried about the potential for overwork among airline pilots. This is a safety isue which needs to be monitored closely"