102. Air Commodore Harveyasked the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation what steps he is taking in the interests of air safety to ensure that aircrew of civil airliners are not fatigued as a result of flying excessive periods on international routes.
§ Mr. Boyd-CarpenterMy predecessor arranged for an intensive study of this subject some months ago, and I am138W expecting a report very shortly The present position, as my hon. and gallant Friend will know, is that responsibility is imposed by regulation on operators to establish such limitations on flight time of aircrew as will ensure that the safety of their aircraft is not endangered by crew fatigue.