The Alter union, a minority, sounded the alarm on Wednesday in the face of the risks of "
chronic fatigue
" among Air France pilots, a real risk according to him for flight safety.
“
Faced with an ambitious recovery program, despite several sectors being understaffed, the staff must cope with minimum rest and worrying chronic fatigue
”, Alexandre Rio, president of Alter, a representative union, told AFP on Wednesday. Air France and Transavia pilots.
10% of Air France pilots in depression, according to the Alter union
The pilots' union, which has challenged the government on several occasions, believes that "
certain limits are today objectives
" in terms of the number of hours worked and that the company uses "
anxiogenic communication and managerial violence, very complicated to live with. for employees
”.
According to Alter, “
10% of Air France pilots declare themselves to be in a state of depression
”.
The union denounces more generally "
the unrealistic ambition of return
" up to 10% of the general manager Ben Smith, a performance "
never achieved before
".
And this, despite a lack of hostesses, ground agents and mechanics, he points out.
Alter also denounces certain aspects of Air France's policy, in particular on the reorganization of take-off slots or the group's positioning in terms of energy efficiency, which it considers insufficient.
Alexandre Rio recalls that his union had called for a strike at the end of June to "
denounce these abuses
", "
in the face of an imminent danger to flight safety
", but regrets not having received any response from the Minister Delegate for Transport Clément Beaune since .
For its part, Air France "
recalls that the safety of flights, its customers and its crews is its absolute priority
" and that it is "
above the standards set by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA ) in terms of rest time after a flight
”.
The company also told AFP that "
700 pilots will have been recruited between April 2021 and December 2022
", allowing it to have "
number of staff trained to support the resumption of traffic and correspond to the ambitious program set for the coming months
".