Flight Attendant Fatigue, Part V: A Comparative Study of International Flight Attendant Fatigue Regulations and Collective Bargaining Agreements

Civil Aerospace Medical Institute2009PDFTech ReportBanks, Joy O.Avers, Katrina E.Nesthus, Thomas E.Hauck, Erica L.United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical InstituteUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace MedicineUnited States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical InstituteUnited StatesAircraft operationsCrew accommodationFlight crewsAviation safetyRest periodsSafetyFatigue (Physiological condition)RegulationFlight attendantsCabin OperationsCabin CrewCabin AttendantCrew SafetydutyRestLimitationsRest PeriodoperationsFlight Time LimitationFlight Duty PeriodDOT/FAA/AM-09/22Work was accomplished under approved task AM-A-08-HRR-521In 2008, Congress directed the Civil Aerospace Medical Institute (CAMI) to conduct follow-on studies of six recommendation areas noted in an integrated report by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and CAMI regarding flight attendant fatigue. The report concluded that some degree of fatigue-related performance affects were likely under current prescriptive rules. Internationally, fatigue risk is managed almost solely through prescriptive rules based on the maximum hours of work and minimum hours of rest.119