‘Rostering to the limits’: senior Virgin Australia pilots raise safety concerns over fatigue

Virgin Australia senior pilots have raised safety concerns about the airline’s roster system, which they say is adding to fatigue levels. Photograph: Panther Media/Alamy

Senior pilots at Virgin Australia have alleged fatigue is widespread in their ranks and raised safety concerns about a roster system some claim is working them “to the limits”.

Guardian Australia has obtained correspondence from senior pilots pleading for action to address worker fatigue as Virgin Australia and the Transport Workers Union (TWU) remain in a standoff over a proposal to strip pilots of six days’ annual leave during negotiations for a new enterprise agreement.