A comparative study of international flight attendant fatigue regulations and collective bargaining agreements

Banks, Joy; Avers, Katrina E; Nesthus, Thomas E.; Hauck, Erica L.

doi:10.1016/j.jairtraman.2011.12.003

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“…Often the response to this situation is a decrease in pay rates, leading to decreases in the experience of retained and recruited staff, further decreasing crew ability and subsequently leading to an increase in accidents. This reinforcing loop fits the findings of Banks et al (2012) who found that cost pressures led to crew overwork which could reduce safety margins.…”

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Developing a Conceptual Model of Airline Safety in New Zealand: A Systems Thinking Approach

Su-Wuen

Cavana²,

Sahli

2014

JATS

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Airline safety tends to result from a combination of many different circumstances that include technical, human, environmental and organizational factors. By using the systems thinking tools of qualitative system dynamics, this paper develops a conceptual causal loop diagram that connects possible influential factors on airline safety. This theoretical investigation constitutes a sound basis for the development of cause-effect relationships associated with accident and incident analysis in the air transport industry. Our findings suggest that causal loop modelling is a very useful tool for producing a comprehensive model of airline safety management that takes into account the multi-dimensional and complex nature of air safety mechanisms. It is hoped that the airline industry, and particularly air safety managers, will become more aware of the importance of this kind of modelling to mprove their airline safety management systems.

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Section: Resource Subsystemssupporting

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Developing a Conceptual Model of Airline Safety in New Zealand: A Systems Thinking Approach

Su-Wuen

Cavana²,

Sahli

2014

JATS

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“…This study examines the causes and effects of fatigue on flight attendants by using a structured survey in line with similar prior studies (e.g., Avers et al, 2009;Banks et al, 2012;Chung and Chung, 2009;Ono et al, 1991;Van Den Berg et al 2019). The survey consists of 32 questions categorized into three sections: demographics, sleep quality and fatigue.…”

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An exploration of the causes and effects of flight attendant fatigue in Turkish aviation

Yılmaz¹,

Erbudak²,

Gunduz³

2022

IJRBS

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The rapid growth in civil aviation operations in recent years has raised expectations from flight attendants. Their duties have been intensified, and flight attendants have become subject to physical and mental fatigue due to irregular sleep, inadequate rest time, and long working hours. This study investigates the causes and effects of fatigue among flight attendants of a Turkish airline company through a self-administrated questionnaire. The survey is run online by 152 flight attendants. The results show that flight attendants have trouble falling asleep before flight duty. Before night flights and during layovers, the sleep duration is dramatically low. The results also reveal that factors related to scheduling, i.e., long duty days, night flights, and consecutive working days, play an essential role in fatigue. Thus, airline companies should revise their scheduling practices. In balancing work and social life, men struggle more than women, and married flight attendants have more difficulty than single ones. The findings provide valuable insights for airline companies and policymakers to seriously manage fatigue-related factors to ensure the safety of aviation operations and the well-being of flight attendants.

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“…Também no contexto da organização do trabalho, torna-se importante ressaltar estudos que mostraram as diferenças existentes entre as horas trabalhadas relatadas pelos comissários de bordo e as horas registradas pelas companhias aéreas. O relato preciso das horas de trabalho pode ser utilizado como parâmetro para medir a exposição dos trabalhadores a variáveis como radiação cósmica e ciclo circadiano 36,58 .…”

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Trabalho e saúde dos comissários de bordo: uma revisão

Vidotti

Sticca

Silva

et al. 2016

Rev. bras. saúde ocup.

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Resumo Introdução: com o aumento do número de voos e passageiros, as tarefas atribuídas aos comissários de bordo tornam-se mais complexas, podendo gerar sobrecarga e prejuízo à saúde e ao desempenho desses trabalhadores. Objetivos: identificar e sistematizar os artigos publicados em periódicos científicos, sobre o impacto de fatores físicos, ambientais e organizacionais do trabalho dos comissários de bordo na saúde desses trabalhadores. Método: revisão sistemática da literatura, em português e inglês, utilizando as palavras-chave "aeronave", "cabine", "transporte aéreo", "comissário de bordo" e "trabalho", nas bases de dados ScienceDirect, PubMed, Scopus, ProQuest e SciELO, considerando o período de 1983 a 2013. Resultados: 65 artigos atenderam aos critérios de inclusão. Verificou-se um predomínio de trabalhos com foco em fatores físicos e/ou relacionados à saúde/doença e em fatores relacionados à satisfação no trabalho e poucos estudos abordando a organização do trabalho. Conclusão: os estudos encontrados analisaram os fatores presentes nas situações de trabalho de comissários de bordo de forma isolada. Não foram encontrados estudos que adotassem uma metodologia de análise das situações de trabalho que possibilitasse estabelecer inter-relações entre os fatores determinantes da carga de trabalho desses trabalhadores e os impactos para sua saúde.

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A comparative study of international flight attendant fatigue regulations and collective bargaining agreements

Cited by 14 publications

References 5 publications

Developing a Conceptual Model of Airline Safety in New Zealand: A Systems Thinking Approach

Developing a Conceptual Model of Airline Safety in New Zealand: A Systems Thinking Approach

An exploration of the causes and effects of flight attendant fatigue in Turkish aviation

Trabalho e saúde dos comissários de bordo: uma revisão

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