Finnair has worked closely with Jeppesen and has tested the model and the effectiveness of the tool with field trials.

Alertness model is a scientifically determined and experimentally verified system has been formulated with the aid of the Boeing Alertness Model (BAM).

BAM is included in Fatigue Risk Management Systems (FRMS), will be compulsory for all airlines in future, by which time differences and any consequent decline in alertness, among other things, can be better taken into account when planning work rosters.

Finnair intends to implement FRMS in full during the autumn.

Antti Aukia, vice president of safety and quality management at Finnair, said: “Finnair continually develops operating practices that support safety and wellbeing in work and takes proactive steps to reduce possible safety risks. That’s why we wanted to be involved in the Jeppesen research from the very start.”

“This is an important milestone for Finnair in improving the wellbeing in work of its flight crews. To date, roster planning has been very subjective. The information gathered by the new tool provides a scientific basis for planning, so we can now influence flight crew rosters by scheduling work better than before.”

Finnair is the first airline to use alertness modelling to improve the wellbeing in work of its flight crews by influencing the structure of complex crew schedules while taking all safety criteria carefully into account and maintaining productivity.

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