Safety
Groups Stress Importance of Pilot Mental Health Fitness
Organizations said safe pilot performance during an entire career should be the “common aim” of professional pilots, aeromedical examiners and authorities.

To strengthen the relationship between aviation medical examiners and pilots, the European Society of Aerospace Medicine, European Association for Aviation Psychology (EAAP) and European Cockpit Association (ECA) yesterday unveiled a joint approach to medical and mental fitness assessments of pilots. It endorses a key set of guidelines developed by the Aerospace Medical Association, taking into account the increasing relevance of psychosocial stressors, mental health aspects and the ever-changing working environment.