Competency maintenance during extended operational disruption
- Mar 19
- 1 min read
Proven competency maintenance for operational disruptions
The conflict in the Middle East has led many airlines to reduce their operations or ground fleets entirely. As evidenced following the COVID-19 lockdowns, extended periods of crew down-time lead to competency fade: procedures, situation awareness, workload management and communication eroded most quickly while crews were grounded.
Our White Paper - Competency maintenence during extended operational disruption - draws on EASA's post-COVID research and our own analysis to highlight what happens to non-technical competencies during extended periods of operational disruption. It highlights not only the training implications of operational disruptions, but the significant cost airlines face once operations resume (one additional remedial session per pilot across a fleet of 5,000 is £5–10 million).
Our solution
Built to the ICAO CBTA framework (Doc9868) and aligned with EASA EBT requirements, our app, Resilience Deck, is designed to provide immediate competency maintence during operational disruption. Enabling pilots to master Observable Behviours and self-assess their own knowledge baseline, Resilience Deck provides continious development of the non-technical pilot competencies.
In addition, a Resilience Deck trial with a major European carrier demonstrated a 10% increase in pilot competence and a 3% reduction in remedial costs.
The lesson is clear: as flight crews spend more time on the ground, competency fade becomes inevitable, resulting in training bottle-necks and increased remedial costs. We believe Resilience Deck offers an immediate solution.
For more information about Resilience Deck or to book a live 30-minute demo, please contact us.
