How to keep aircrew members proficient during COVID-19 downtime?
The COVID-19 crisis has huge implications for the airline industry. Besides the financial losses, the pandemic impacts the proficiency of pilots and cabin attendants. Since the start of the pandemic, US pilots have reported making more errors inflight due to being out of practice after being grounded as part of the COVID-19 restrictions. They felt ‘rusty’ after not flying for several weeks or months. At least a dozen ‘mishaps’ were reported to the anonymous Nasa Aviation Safety Reporting (ASRA) system.
