Flight crew stress and fatigue in low-cost commercial air operations – an appraisal

International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management

Volumn 4, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 207-231

  Bennett, Simon A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

commercial aviation; competition; low cost carriers; pilot fatigue; pilot stress; safety; working hours

Indexed keywords

EID: 84956050256     PISSN: 14668297     EISSN: 17415241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijram.2003.003528     Document Type: Article

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