RAeS’ report assessing the Mental health challenge in civil aviation
The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) has published a paper on the mental health challenge to civil aviation safety, covering both psychosocial risk management and mental health. The paper explores the impact that mental health in aviation currently has within civil aviation. The RAeS’ Human Factors Wellbeing Working Group (HFW WG) paper highlights key areas of the civil aviation ‘eco-system’ that the Society says would be positively...
New EASA Rules on Mental Fitness in Wake of Germanwings Flight 9525 Accident
The European Union published new safety rules on air operations, including new provisions to support the mental fitness of air crew. Talking about the new regulations, EASA’s Executive Director, Patrick Ky, said: “These new European rules take up the proposals EASA made in its swift follow-up of the Germanwings Flight 9525 accident, in consultation with the wider aviation community. “With these rules Europe...
