Pilot commuting needs more study to determine safety effects
Congress is not likely to be satisfied with the results of a National Research Council study, required by the Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010, published yesterday on pilot commuting, concluding there is not enough data to dtermine whether commuting may be a safety risk. In a new report – The Effects of Commuting on Pilot Fatigue - stems from the 2009 Colgan Airways accident but is a huge issue for the airline industry.
