Thu, Jun 09, 2011
Fatigue Risk Management Functionality Built Into Crew
Management Solution
Finnair has become the first commercial carrier to develop crew
schedules based on recently introduced Jeppesen fatigue risk
management functionality integrated with its Crew Management
suite. The Boeing Alertness Model (BAM), a crew fatigue
function developed jointly by Boeing and Jeppesen, is fully
integrated in the Jeppesen Crew Management solution and enables
Finnair and other carriers to avoid fatiguing patterns throughout
the crew roster construction and optimization phase.
“We have reached a very important milestone when it comes
to addressing crew fatigue,” said Antti Aukia, Finnair vice
president, Safety and Quality Management. “We have, as
do most airlines, a fair distance still to cover in mastering crew
fatigue. After collecting operational data to gain confidence
in the Boeing Alertness Model, we have now integrated the model
with Jeppesen’s scheduling optimization capabilities, which
we believe will be absolutely central for our operations.
We’ve introduced this functionality fully within our other
safety barriers and we are now able to guide our crew rosters away
from fatigue from the start, based on sound scientific
principles.”
Jeppesen developed fatigue risk management functionality in
advance of new aviation industry regulations recommending operators
to implement fatigue risk management systems to more efficiently
identify and avoid crew fatigue, compared to existing regulatory
flight and duty time limitations.
We are pleased to see our pioneering
flight safety advancements for the commercial aviation industry now
help create the operational crew schedules at Finnair,” said
Tim Huegel, director, Jeppesen Portfolio Management,
Aviation. “In addition to the improvements in the
roster creation process, Finnair now incorporates analysis
capabilities with our solution, placing them ahead of the
competition for evaluating the effects of scheduling rule changes
and enabling more efficient compliance with upcoming regulatory
changes.”
Jeppesen also recently released a
related Apple iPhone mobile application, called CrewAlert, which
gives the user an insight into how sleep science applies to crew
schedules. CrewAlert is intended for use by crew schedulers,
crew members, government regulators and scientists to determine
predicted levels of alertness.
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