Pilot fatigue poses safety risk to European aviation, says union

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2026-10-26

Frankfurt (dpa) - Overtired pilots pose a significant safety risk to European aviation, Germany's Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) pilots union said on Monday. In a recent survey, three out of four pilots, or 76.8%, reported that they had experienced microsleep at least once during a flight in the past four weeks, the VC said. Furthermore, 36.8% stated that they did not receive sufficient rest time to prevent increasing fatigue. The study, carried out by......

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