NEW DELHI: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has developed an e-book for aviation personnel to tackle the growing stress that comes with their high pressure and precision job.
Called “SkyFit”, it addresses problems arising out of the occupational stress faced by professionals like pilots, air traffic controllers, cabin crew and also air passengers by way of simple breathing techniques formulated in consultation with Yogic experts and senior medical consultants.
“Changes in work shifts and trans-meridian flight result in asynchrony between aviation personnel’s circadian rhythms. This lack of synchrony results in shift-lag syndrome (due to changes in work schedule) and jet-lag syndrome (due to trans-meridian flights) severely affects the body clock specifically airline pilots, cabin crew, air traffic controllers and air passengers,” AAI said in a statement.
