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Monday 05 October 2009 8:00 pm  |  Updated:  Friday 31 May 2019 9:54 pm

Pilots strike on long flying hours

By: admindrupal

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Pilots are demonstrating across Europe over long flying hours, saying they are “putting lives at risk”. European air crew unions say current rules that govern how long they can fly for are unsafe, with fatigue a factor in 15 per cent of accidents. The European Aviation Safety Agency says it is still considering a scientific report on the matter.

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