Around 75% in a survey of European pilots said they'd taken a "microsleep" in recent weeks. Pilots said their airlines didn't manage fatigue risk well and it was difficult to file fatigue reports. AdvertisementAdvertisementSome European pilots are suffering from exhaustion and taking "microsleeps" while operating aircraft to cope, a new survey reveals. Nearly a third said that fatigue risk was not managed well, with pilots flying for UK and Ireland-based airlines most likely to say this. "These are worrying signs and clear indications that fatigue safety risks are not well managed in many European airlines," ECA President Otjan de Bruijn said in a statement.

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Persons: they're, they'd, Baines Simmons, Otjan de Bruijn Organizations: Pilots, Morning, European Cockpit Association, European Union Aviation Safety Agency Locations: Ireland, Maltese