27 min
Fatigued & Flying: Why tired pilots are a wake-up call The Morning Brief
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Pilots are succumbing to fatigue. Long flying hours, night flights, apathy from employers, overdependence on AI and outdated regulations are leading to a health and safety hazard for aviators and flyers. Two Indian and a Chilean pilot died earlier this month. Five globally were incapacitated while flying. Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to an IndiGo pilot who chose to be anonymous as he reveals the dark side of the aviation industry. Also listen to Dr. Koutilya Choudary, DGCA Class 1 Medical Examiner and Amit Singh, Former Chief of Pilot Training at IndiGo, Head of Safety at AirAsia and Founder of Safety Matters Foundation (NGO) in this episode of The Morning Brief podcast. Tune in!
If you like this episode from Anirban Chowdhury, check out his other interesting episodes on Acing Space: After Chandrayaan 3, India Leaps for the Sun, Tesla's India Test Drive: The Facts vs Faff, Battle of the bikes: Harley Davidson vs Royal Enfield and more!
You can follow Anirban Chowdhury on his social media: Twitter and Linkedin
Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts.
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Pilots are succumbing to fatigue. Long flying hours, night flights, apathy from employers, overdependence on AI and outdated regulations are leading to a health and safety hazard for aviators and flyers. Two Indian and a Chilean pilot died earlier this month. Five globally were incapacitated while flying. Host Anirban Chowdhury speaks to an IndiGo pilot who chose to be anonymous as he reveals the dark side of the aviation industry. Also listen to Dr. Koutilya Choudary, DGCA Class 1 Medical Examiner and Amit Singh, Former Chief of Pilot Training at IndiGo, Head of Safety at AirAsia and Founder of Safety Matters Foundation (NGO) in this episode of The Morning Brief podcast. Tune in!
If you like this episode from Anirban Chowdhury, check out his other interesting episodes on Acing Space: After Chandrayaan 3, India Leaps for the Sun, Tesla's India Test Drive: The Facts vs Faff, Battle of the bikes: Harley Davidson vs Royal Enfield and more!
You can follow Anirban Chowdhury on his social media: Twitter and Linkedin
Catch the latest episode of ‘The Morning Brief’ on ET Play, The Economic Times Online, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, JioSaavn, Amazon Music and Google Podcasts.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
27 min