As more technology has entered the world of flight and a record number of passengers are taking to the skies every day, aircrew, flight departments, and governments have developed refined and detailed procedures so that the workload of the complex task of flight is divided in a manner that ensures safety. “Who is flying the airplane?” might be an age-old phrase borrowed from popular movies and used for comedic effect, but it has an undoubtedly serious nature in the world of commercial air transport. To understand how pilots divide responsibilities during flight, Jekaterina Shalopanova, Chief Business Officer of Aerviva, explains how pilots manage who is flying the airplane and other important parts of crew resource management (CRM). 

“The goal of the crew will be to complement each other to keep workload low so that more attention can be given to each individual task on the checklist,” Shalopanova said. “Use of crew resource management allows pilots to double check and verify their work and the adherence to rules and use of CRM adds a level of safety and quality assurance.” 

In air transport, CRM is the practice of splitting responsibility. CRM has spread from the world of aviation to other transportation and businesses, as it produces improvement to any team’s effectiveness. The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) sets standards for training on CRM, and the rules and regulations have changed with aviation. 

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