The Federal Aviation Administration is cracking down on pilots who are skipping sleep the night before a flight after a plane crash near Buffalo, New York pointed to fatigue problems. U.S. airline regulators will be asked to seek data on how many pilots are indeed skipping sleep to ensure maximum safety for the passengers who embark on various flights.
The data may aid a push by advocates such as the National Transportation Safety Board for more federal action to combat fatigue. The Feb. 12, 2009, crash by Pinnacle Airlines Corp.’s Colgan unit near Buffalo killed 50 after the captain’s faulty response to a cockpit warning put the aircraft into an aerodynamic stall.
(Source) Business Week
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