Airlines announce Alertness Initiative Program to "Reduce fatigue risks and improve safety," says ATA.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-14 September 2000-ATA: Airlines announce Alertness Initiative Program to "Reduce fatigue risks and improve safety," says ATA (C)1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:14092000 Washington, DC -- The Air Transport Association (ATA) today announced a plan to combat fatigue in the airline industry and improve safety.

The Alertness Management Initiative is the result of an airline industry task force which looked at fatigue-related issues in commercial aviation; as a result of this task force, the aviation industry is undertaking a number of steps to reduce fatigue-related risk among flight crews. "The goal of this initiative is simply to reduce fatigue-related risks and enhance safety," said Carol B. Hallett, ATA president and CEO....