Submitting Campus

Central & South America

Student Status

Graduate

Class

Graduate Student Works

Advisor Name

Dr. Peter O'Reilly

Abstract/Description

The central idea of this research is to assess business-related factors in the Pilots ́ Fatigue Regulations and evaluate if a more flexible regulation would improve productivity of airline cargo pilots in Brazil.

The results of the study have indicated that Brazilian Civil Aviation Authority (ANAC) can create a regulatory environment that may lead up to 34,28% of improved productivity of pilots ́ availability in cargo operations, which may contribute for gains up to USD $3.6 million for an airline with cargo 70 pilots flying 16.500 hours per year.

Aviation fatigue regulations are an extremely important subject in the aviation industry as they are a part of an evolution of operational processes within the Safety Management System (SMS). However, some restrictions in regulation may produce some business-related inefficiencies in terms of additional costs or revenue loss to airline companies.

The research conducted revised the bibliography available with regards this subject of pilots ́ fatigue regulation in the USA and Brazil.

The Group also compared important business-related indicators related to cargo pilots ́ operations in Brazil and calculated potential gains of a hypothetical scenario with an adjusted pilot ́s schedule in line with FAA CFR 177.

At last, the research included evaluation of The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) records of events of cargo operations in the USA to compare if safety is impacted by fatigue in an environment of an optimized schedule of cargo pilot.

A crucial finding of this research is that the proposed changes shall not impact current safety levels caused by fatigue of pilots.

Document Type

Capstone

Publication/Presentation Date

11-4-2022

Location

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Additional Information

This Capstone Project was prepared and approved under the direction of the Group’s Capstone Project Chair, Dr. Peter E. O’Reilly It was submitted to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Aviation Management Certificate Program.

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