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Direct impacts on targeted indicator Ifatigue—fatigue index: (a) Links with a statistical significance value less or equal to 0.05 (strong links); (b) All the links.
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In flight operations, the workload settings refer to the shift work, duty time, flight time, number of sectors, rest periods, time of day, duty patterns, number of time-zone transitions, number of consecutive duty days, and changes in the schedule. Workload factors, together with the biological mechanisms (the circadian rhythm, homeostatic sleep pr...
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This paper examines the role of flight dispatchers in analyzing the workload balancing of scheduled domestic flights at the airport in Pasay City. Various factors were analyzed to understand if there was a significant effect on how flight dispatchers balance their workload. Using the qualitative and quantitative research design, results were able to be identified. Out of 24 respondents, one factor shows a significant difference in Professional Adaptation in terms of the sex of the flight dispatchers. Using thematic analysis and phenomenology, Experience, and Maternity were the focal points of the informants when gender-related issues impacted the performance of flight dispatchers. The implications of this study are to identify and address issues on how these factors can affect the job performance and workload balance of a Flight Dispatcher.
