As a pilot myself, I can confirm that the article below is both correct and pure psy-op. Yes, pilots are often tired but how could it be otherwise when you must sometimes spend 10 or more hours in the cockpit? But then again, only during take off and landing do you need to be 100% focused which all pilots are. Outside these two burst of activity, the cockpit tends to be the place in the plane where nothing happens, the flight being in the good hands of the auto-pilot most of the time. Likewise, the pilots are nowadays a team of two (used to be three until 30 years ago) in order to take breaks, rest and lunch which they do whenever necessary.
So, no, nothing is disturbing nor should you worry the next time you board a plane. This is by far the safest way to travel these days.
Terrifying Study Reveals Truth About Flying That Could Make You Never Want To Board A Plane Again
A disturbing new study conducted by the European Cockpit Association (ECA) found that nearly one in four European airline pilots routinely take to the skies despite being too exhausted to safely perform their duties.
76.8% of nearly 7,200 pilots surveyed across 32 European countries admitted to experiencing at least one involuntary episode of sleep, known as a "microsleep," while operating an aircraft in the previous four weeks. Moreover, nearly half admitted flying at least once during the previous three months when they should have declared themselves too fatigued to work.
The study also found that 24.2% of pilots routinely continued flying rather than reporting themselves unfit for duty.
Nearly half of respondents said they feared negative consequences from airline management for reporting fatigue, while fewer than 12% expressed confidence in their employer's fatigue reporting system.
The epidemic is especially bad in Spain, where roughly two in five pilots admitted that they regularly flew while exhausted, while pilots working for airlines based in Ireland and France also reported elevated levels of fatigue-related concerns. Yet, the news wasn't all bad. Pilots working for British airlines reported far fewer problems, with just one in ten admitting they routinely flew while exhausted. Additionally, Finland and the Netherlands also stood out for their stronger approaches to managing pilot fatigue.
ECA President Capt. Tanja Harter told The Guardian that airlines and regulators need to step up rather than leaving pilots to deal with the risks on their own.
"This cannot be simply left to us - the pilots - to manage, while we are on the flight deck and expected to bring our passengers safely to their destination," Harter said.
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