{
  "id": 16579602,
  "title": "Almost a quarter of European airline pilots fly when too fatigued to work",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/almost-a-quarter-of-european-airline-pilots-fly-when-too-fatigued-to",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-26T06:00:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/26/quarter-europe-airline-pilots-fly-too-fatigued-to-work-survey"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pilots report pressure to extend working hours and fears of penalties for declaring themselves unfit to fly Three in four European airline pilots have taken microsleeps in the cockpit, while almost a quarter routinely fly despite being too fatigued to work, according to a report. The findings, based on a survey of almost 7,200 captains and first officers by the European Cockpit Association (ECA),…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}