This paper describes a study of fatigue perceptions in flight operations in US regional air carriersusing a safety culture survey for aviation operations. Flight operational employees at 4 regionalair carriers (N = 2053) recently participated in safety culture assessments using the SafetyCulture Indicator Scale Measurement System. While it was hypothesized that recent attention tofatigue management principle in each carrier would prompt positive responses, improvements inpractice and employee perceptions, the original supposition did not prove accurate. Results fromanalyses and respondent comments suggest substandard scale scores regarding fatigue issues inthe regional carriers studied. Issues identified represent misaligned perceptions between aircarrier leadership and pilots, increased operational pressures, and the vulnerability on part of thepilots to assure they are supported to consistently achieve fitness for duty.
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