- Flight Attendant Health Collaboration

Measuring and identifying large-study metrics for circadian rhythm disruption in female flight attendants

November 6, 2018/in Circadian Rhythm Disruption, Current Research, Fatigue /by anthonywbrown

5/29/2003 Grajewski, Nguyen, Whelan, Cole, Hein Objectives: Flight attendants can experience circadian rhythm disruption due to travel through multiple time zones. The objectives of this study were to determine whether flight attendants are more likely than teachers (comparison group) to experience circadian disruption, as measured by melatonin production, and to identify metrics of circadian disruption […]

The self-reported health of U.S. flight attendants compared to the general population

November 6, 2018/in Airplanes and Health, Cancer, Current Research, Fatigue, Respiratory Disease /by anthonywbrown

Eileen McNeely1*, Sara Gale1,2, Ira Tager2, Laurel Kincl3, Julie Bradley1, Brent Coull1 and Steve Hecker 3/10/2014 publications Abstract Background: Few studies have examined the broad health effects of occupational exposures in flight attendants apart from disease-specific morbidity and mortality studies. We describe the health status of flight attendants and compare it to the U.S. population. […]

Flight Attendant Rest Times Increased!

November 1, 2018/in Fatigue, frontblog /by anthonywbrown

After over 20 years of research and advocacy, U.S. flight attendants have been successful in raising their minimum rest times between shifts to from 8 to 10 hours. This occurred due to the passing of the FAA re-authorization bill in October of 2018. This is a substantial increase over the earlier 8-hour minimum rest time, […]

Flight Attendant Fatigue, Part IV: Analysis of Incident Reports

September 10, 2014/in Fatigue, Health Information /by anthonywbrown

Federal Aviation Administration December 2009 Download the publication: Crew Fatigue IV CAMI 2009 Voluntary safety reporting is one method by which aviation personnel can report safety issues to their airline and the Federal Aviation Administration. The Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) is a program managed by the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) Ames Research […]

Air Transportation and Flight Attendant Health

July 1, 2014/in Health Overview /by anthonywbrown

A flight attendant’s job requires working at 35,000 ft altitude, ergonomic challenges while moving passengers, baggage and carts in confined spaces, circadian rhythm disruption, exposure to infectious diseases, ozone, cosmic radiation, low cabin pressures, jet fuel byproducts, pesticides, and flame retardants.

Air Transportation and Flight Attendant Health

December 1, 2013/in Health Overview /by anthonywbrown

A flight attendant’s job requires working at 35,000 ft altitude, ergonomic challenges while moving passengers, baggage and carts in confined spaces, circadian rhythm disruption, exposure to infectious diseases, ozone, cosmic radiation, low cabin pressures, jet fuel byproducts, pesticides, and flame retardants.

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