FAA issues safety alert on short-haul pilot fatigue

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2009/09/16/332390/faa-issues-safety-alert-on-short-haul-pilot-fatigue.html

 

The US FAA has issued a safety alert calling on airlines and air taxi operators to review their existing policies and procedures aimed at preventing flight crew fatigue for short-haul flights.

The interim action occurs as the agency mulls potential pilot rest rule changes developed by an aviation rulemaking committee (ARC). Efforts to overhaul the decades-old rules gained traction in June after pilot fatigue was identified as a potential factor in the February crash of a Colgan Air Q400 commuter aircraft.