Bombardier Safety Standdown 2013: A Sleep Update

The Jan. 4, 2014 implementation date for new Part 117 regulations on fatigue applies only to scheduled air carriers, but many observers believe elements of the new law will eventually work their way to business aviation.

At Bombardier’s Safety Standdown Jim Mangie, a Delta 767 captain and the airline’s fatigue program manager, discussed the practical implementation of fatigue policies from an airline perspective offset by his airline’s current safety management system (SMS). Last year, Delta flew 9,000 charter segments, often on the back side of the clock. “When I look at fatigue I see the safety side, but I also see things from the business side,” Mangie said. “We’re not just talking about tired. We’re all tired at the end of the day. We’re talking about [how to determine when a pilot is] impaired.”